That travels on water by means of sails. (Cf. sailing, n.1 compounds 2.)

(a) of ships, having sails that serve as wings; (b) transferred as an epithet of the sea; (c) having wings like sails.

Of a vessel: Fitted with sails. Chiefly in parasynthetic derivatives, as full-sailed, white-sailed adjs.

Carrying sails. Obsolete.