Sailing

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Sailing - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

SA'ILING, ppr. Moving on water or in air; passing in a ship or other vessel.

SA'ILING, n.

1. The act of moving on water; or the movement of a ship or vessel impelled or wafted along the surface of water by the action of wind on her sails.

2. Movement through the air, as in a balloon.

3. The act of setting sail or beginning a voyage.

Source of the article

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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