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# sail

noun (sail, sails); verb (sail, sails, sailed, sailing)

«sail» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sail is a big piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind and pushes the boat along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#m1)
2. To sail is to travel on water in a boat or ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#m2)
3. To sail is to control a sailing boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#m3)
4. To sail can mean to move smoothly and fast: the ball sailed over the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#m4)
5. To set sail is to start a journey by sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths: trips with distances and times; boats with sails counted; distance = speed × time. In science: wind is a force that pushes the sail; windmills also have sails. In history: explorers sailed across oceans. In stories: pirates set sail; «plain sailing» means easy.

### Examples

- The boat sailed 15 miles in 3 hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x1)
- Each boat has 2 sails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x2)
- They sail 40 km each day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x3)
- How long will it take to sail 60 miles? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x4)
- The wind filled the sails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x5)
- The explorers set sail for a new land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x6)
- The ball sailed over the goalkeeper's head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x7)
- We are learning to sail at summer camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x8)
- After the hard start, the rest was plain sailing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x9)
- And a ship came sailing by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/#x10)

### Note

Distance, time and speed: distance = speed × time. Trap: none. Homophone: sale (selling things cheaply). Speed at sea is often in knots (nautical miles per hour). Safety: always wear a life jacket on a boat.

## In Jewish tradition

Tyre's sail is made of fine Egyptian linen, a picture of its pride and wealth. In the primary lessons: In maths: trips with distances and times; boats with sails counted; distance = speed × time. In science: wind is a force that pushes the sail; windmills also have sails. In history: explorers sailed across oceans. In stories: pirates set sail; «plain sailing» means easy.

### Examples

- Of fine linen with richly woven work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning. (Prophets EZK.27.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sail/#x1)
- Thy tacklings are loosed; they do not hold the stand of their mast, they do not spread the sail; then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey. (Prophets ISA.33.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sail/#x2)

### Note

Distance, time and speed: distance = speed × time. Trap: none. Homophone: sale (selling things cheaply). Speed at sea is often in knots (nautical miles per hour). Safety: always wear a life jacket on a boat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sail/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sail.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sail» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sail/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sail» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sail.html) on Mova free.