sailing
noun
sail·ing ˈsā-liŋ 
1
a
: the technical skill of managing a ship : navigation
b
: the method of determining the course to be followed to reach a given point
2
a
: the sport of handling or riding in a sailboat
b
: a departure from a port
Example Sentences
They're going sailing next week.
Recent Examples on the Web All guests must still submit proof of negative COVID-19 tests taken two days or less before sailing, or have to take a test before boarding at the cruise terminal. 
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Last year, Italy banned big cruise ships from sailing into the city after years of outcry from residents, culture bodies and environmentalists. Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Guests who are up to date on their vaccines and have received a booster when eligible can test within three days before sailing. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 The cruise line currently requires all guests aged 12 and over to be fully vaccinated, while those aged over two must submit a negative Covid-19 test before sailing. Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022 Royal Caribbean also requires that all guests ages 12 and up be fully vaccinated before sailing. Korin Miller, Health.com, 20 Dec. 2021 Some companies including Norwegian Cruise Line have prohibited all unvaccinated people — including children who are not yet eligible — from sailing. Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021 Five boats left Bayside Marina with the intention to stop in Key West, refuel and check in with the Coast Guard before sailing towards Cuba. Analisa Novak, CBS News, 23 July 2021 Also on Royal Caribbean, those who are vaccinated won’t need to take a pre-cruise test for any sailing shorter than 10 nights. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Last year, Italy banned big cruise ships from sailing into the city after years of outcry from residents, culture bodies and environmentalists. Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2022 Guests who are up to date on their vaccines and have received a booster when eligible can test within three days before sailing. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 The cruise line currently requires all guests aged 12 and over to be fully vaccinated, while those aged over two must submit a negative Covid-19 test before sailing. Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022 Royal Caribbean also requires that all guests ages 12 and up be fully vaccinated before sailing. Korin Miller, Health.com, 20 Dec. 2021 Some companies including Norwegian Cruise Line have prohibited all unvaccinated people — including children who are not yet eligible — from sailing. Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021 Five boats left Bayside Marina with the intention to stop in Key West, refuel and check in with the Coast Guard before sailing towards Cuba. Analisa Novak, CBS News, 23 July 2021 Also on Royal Caribbean, those who are vaccinated won’t need to take a pre-cruise test for any sailing shorter than 10 nights. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing sailing
sailing 1 of 2
adjective
as in gliding
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gliding
- hovering
- wafting
- drifting
- floating
- hanging
- afloat
- unsinkable
- free-floating
- floaty
- awash
- poised
- buoyant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sinking
- sunk
- aground
- high and dry
sailing
2 of 2verb
1
as in boating
to travel on water in a vessel I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily Synonyms & Similar Words
- boating
- cruising
- ferrying
- kayaking
- voyaging
- yachting
- navigating
- canoeing
- coasting
- making sail
- taking ship
- shipping (out)
2
as in cruising
to move or proceed smoothly and readily sailed through the latest assignment Synonyms & Similar Words
- cruising
- flowing
- gliding
- drifting
- racing
- flying
- coasting
- sliding
- bowling
- rolling
- sweeping
- brushing
- slipping
- speeding
- streaming
- breezing
- skimming
- rushing
- whisking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- struggling
- floundering
- limping
- trudging
- stumbling
- lumbering
- plodding
- shuffling
- stamping
- tramping
- laboring
- stomping
- toiling
- shambling
- stumping
3
as in swimming
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze Synonyms & Similar Words
- swimming
- floating
- hovering
- gliding
- drifting
- riding
- bobbing
- hanging
- wafting
- rafting
- dangling
- suspending
- poising
- ballooning
- buoying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sinking
- settling
- diving
- plunging
- lunging
- dipping
- immersing
- submerging
- submersing
- nonanatomic
- nonanatomical
- nonanatomically
- nonane
- nonanimal
- nonanol
- nonanswer
- nonanswers
- nonantagonistic
- nonanthropological
- nonanthropologically
- nonanthropologist
- nonanthropologists
- nonantibiotic
- nonantibiotics
- nonantigenic
- nonapparent easement
- nonappearance
- nonappearances
- nonaquatic
- nonaqueous
- nonarable
- nonarbitrariness
- nonarbitrarinesses
- nonarbitrary