| circumnavigation | | |
| n. (act) | 1. circumnavigation | traveling around something (by ship or plane).; "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe" |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ aeroplane, airplane, plane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| sail | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. canvas, canvass, sail, sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. |
| ~ balloon sail | any light loose sail. |
| ~ crossjack, mizzen course | the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast. |
| ~ fore-and-aft sail | any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction. |
| ~ foresail | the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel. |
| ~ reef | one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind. |
| ~ headsail | any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel. |
| ~ mainsail | the lowermost sail on the mainmast. |
| ~ main-topsail | a topsail set on the mainmast. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ press of canvas, press of sail | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely. |
| ~ royal | a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| ~ save-all | a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail. |
| ~ skysail | the sail above the royal on a square-rigger. |
| ~ square sail | a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast. |
| ~ topgallant, topgallant sail | a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast. |
| ~ topsail | a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast. |
| n. (act) | 2. cruise, sail | an ocean trip taken for pleasure. |
| ~ ocean trip, voyage | an act of traveling by water. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. sail | any structure that resembles a sail. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| v. (motion) | 4. sail | traverse or travel on (a body of water).; "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" |
| ~ journey, travel | travel upon or across.; "travel the oceans" |
| v. (motion) | 5. sail, sweep | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions.; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ swan | sweep majestically.; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" |
| ~ sweep, brush | sweep across or over.; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" |
| v. (motion) | 6. sail | travel on water propelled by wind.; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ run | sail before the wind. |
| ~ luff, point | sail close to the wind. |
| ~ weather | sail to the windward of. |
| ~ boat | ride in a boat on water. |
| ~ beat | sail with much tacking or with difficulty.; "The boat beat in the strong wind" |
| ~ scud, rack | run before a gale. |
| ~ outpoint | sail closer to the wind than. |
| ~ wear round, tack | turn into the wind.; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" |
| ~ wear ship | turn away from the wind.; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship" |
| ~ change course, gybe, jib, jibe | shift from one side of the ship to the other.; "The sail jibbed wildly" |
| v. (motion) | 7. navigate, sail, voyage | travel on water propelled by wind or by other means.; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" |
| ~ astrogate | navigate in space. |
| ~ cruise | sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing.; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" |
| ~ journey, travel | undertake a journey or trip. |
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