sailing
noun /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
/ˈseɪlɪŋ/
Idioms 
enlarge image[uncountable] the sport or activity of travelling in a boat with sails- to go sailing
- a sailing club
- the college rowing and sailing teams
- They are going on a 10-day sailing trip.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dinghy
- go
- club
- school
- regatta
- …
- [countable] one of the regular times that a ship leaves a port
- There are six sailings a day.
- What time is the next sailing?
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by watera2- Sailings were suspended in the high winds.
- The company operates regular sailings between Hull and Zeebrugge.
- the 4 p.m. sailing from Dover to Calais
Idioms
be plain sailing
(North American English be clear/smooth sailing)
- to be simple and free from trouble