Dictionary entry details
• SAILING (noun)
Meaning:
The work of a sailor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
sailing; seafaring; navigation
Hypernyms ("sailing" is a kind of...):
employment; work (the occupation for which you are paid)
Meronyms (parts of "sailing"):
steerage; steering (the act of steering a ship)
Domain member category:
fireroom; stokehold; stokehole ((nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired)
sternpost ((nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel)
towing line; towing rope; towline; towrope ((nautical) a rope used in towing)
capsizing ((nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water)
beam-ends ((nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel)
bell; ship's bell ((nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.)
steerageway ((nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered)
stand out (steer away from shore, of ships)
starboard (turn to the right, of helms or rudders)
close-hauled (having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible)
fore (situated at or toward the bow of a vessel)
atrip; aweigh ((of an anchor) just clear of the bottom)
rigged (fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc))
unrigged (stripped of rigging)
fore-and-aft (parallel with the keel of a boat or ship)
antifouling ((used of e.g. coatings) protecting against accumulation of barnacles etc on underwater surfaces)
close to the wind (nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming)
stay ((nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar)
spun yarn ((nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together)
mainsheet; sheet; shroud; tack; weather sheet ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)
tack; tacking ((nautical) the act of changing tack)
accommodation ladder ((nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside)
becket ((nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship)
bilge well ((nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away)
bitter end ((nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt)
chip (a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line)
deadeye ((nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud)
escutcheon ((nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed)
jack ladder; Jacob's ladder; pilot ladder ((nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps)
laniard; lanyard ((nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships)
lead line; sounding line ((nautical) plumb line for determining depth)
luff ((nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast)
overhead ((nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship)
ratlin; ratline ((nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft)
rudder ((nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel)
sea ladder; sea steps ((nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard)
leg ((nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sailing"):
cabotage (navigation in coastal waters)
Meaning:
Riding in a sailboat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sailing" is a kind of...):
seafaring; water travel (travel by water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sailing"):
luff (the act of sailing close to the wind)
beat (the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing)
tack (sailing a zigzag course)
Meaning:
The departure of a vessel from a port
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sailing" is a kind of...):
departure; going; going away; leaving (act of departing)
Meaning:
The activity of flying a glider
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
soaring; sailplaning; gliding; glide; sailing
Hypernyms ("sailing" is a kind of...):
flight; flying (an instance of traveling by air)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sailing"):
hang gliding (gliding in a hang glider)
parasailing (gliding in a parasail)
