sails
Fabric catching wind
Sails are sheets of fabric attached to a ship's mast, catching wind to propel the vessel.
By extension, the blades of a windmill are sails.
To sail is to travel by boat, especially one with sails: We sailed to the island.
More broadly, anything that moves smoothly through air or water sails: The ball sailed over the fence.
To sail through something is to accomplish it effortlessly.
Principal vessel canvas
- jibTriangular sail forward
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- genoaOversized forward sail
- headsailForward-mounted boat canvas
staysail · gaff · mizzen · topsail · studding · lateen · lugsail · dipping
Sail-hoisting tackle
Light, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- galeSevere sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- zephyrMild, gentle breeze
trades · monsoon · doldrums · headwind · tailwind · crosswind · luffing · filling
Traveling by ocean vessel
- passageSegment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
cruise · expedition · voyage · journey · leg · landfall · departure · offshore
mainsail
Principal vessel canvas
headsail · staysail · gaff · mizzen · topsail · studding · lateen · lugsail · dipping · square
halyard
Sail-hoisting tackle
luff · leech · foot · batten · reefing · boom · mast · gaff · yard · stay
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
zephyr · trades · monsoon · doldrums · headwind · tailwind · crosswind · luffing · filling · billowing
seafaring
Traveling by ocean vessel
- passageSegment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
regatta · cruise · expedition · voyage · journey · leg · landfall · departure · offshore · coastal
gliding
Engineless aerial movement
racing · tacking · jibing · beating · reaching · running · coasting · drifting · scudding · flying
stitching
Joining with needle, thread
- canvasworkEmbroidery on stiff mesh
- loftingFull-scale curved drafting
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
measuring · roping · patching · reinforcing · design · shaping · tapering · draft · camber · needle
- maritime historyships, seamen, celestial navigation, merchant ships, merchant vessels
- seafaringship, ships, boats, anchor, crew
- fishing villagefisherman, fishermen, fishing boat, fishing fleet, nets
- Age of Sailgalleons, ships, sea voyages, naval expeditions, sea battles
- sailing knowledgenavigation, knots, tides, currents, anchoring
- shipbuildingshipyards, shipyard, dockyards, dockyard, hull
- 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
sail, sailor, sailing, sailed, sailboat, sailors, sailcloth, sailer, sailmaker