sailed
Traveled by boat
Sailed is the past tense of sail.
A boat sails when it moves across water, whether by wind power or engine: We sailed to the island at dawn.
By extension, anything that moves smoothly and swiftly sails: The ball sailed over the fence.
To sail through something is to complete it easily: She sailed through the interview.
Recorded systematically on diagram
- pilotedOperated an aircraft
- steeredControlled direction of travel
- navigatedDirected one's course
- plottedSchemed or graphed
captained · commanded · helmed · maneuvered · tacked · jibed · trimmed · compass
Moved without apparent effort
- coastedMoved on momentum
- driftedMoved without aim
- sweptCleaned with bristles
- cruisedTraveled at steady pace
floated · skimmed · soared · breezed · whooshed · effortlessly · smoothly · swiftly
Multi-masted sailing craft
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
galleon · brigantine · sloop · dinghy · frigate · caravel · dhow · junk
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
passage · traverse · quest · pilgrimage · excursion · circumnavigation · transatlantic · transpacific
One who navigates ships
- crewWorking team aboard
- captainOne who commands
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- boatswainShip's deck petty officer
navigator · admiral · fleet · armada · naval · maritime · nautical · seaworthy
charted
Recorded systematically on diagram
plotted · captained · commanded · helmed · maneuvered · tacked · jibed · trimmed · compass · sextant
glided
Moved without apparent effort
cruised · floated · skimmed · soared · breezed · whooshed · effortlessly · smoothly · swiftly · gracefully
schooner
Multi-masted sailing craft
clipper · galleon · brigantine · sloop · dinghy · frigate · caravel · dhow · junk · barque
journey
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
cruise · passage · traverse · quest · pilgrimage · excursion · circumnavigation · transatlantic · transpacific · itinerary
mariner
One who navigates ships
boatswain · navigator · admiral · fleet · armada · naval · maritime · nautical · seaworthy · anchorage
mainsail
Principal vessel canvas
canvas · billowed · unfurled · reefed · luffing · becalmed · gust · breeze · headwind · tailwind
Columbus
Ohio's seat of government
Magellan · discovery · expedition · pioneering · charting · mapping · landmass · coastline · Indies
- smooth sailingUntroubled progress forward
- set sailBegin a sea journey
- setting sailStarting a sea journey
- sail throughAccomplish with ease
- sailing shipWind-propelled ocean vessel
- curse like a sailorUse abundant profanity
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