B2verbtraveltransport
US/seɪl/
UK/seɪl/
to travel on water in a boat or ship, or to control a boat with sails
In context
The ship sailed from Hai Phong to Singapore in four days.
My uncle learned to sail when he was a teenager.
She sailed through her final exams without any problems.
Words that go with sail
verb + preposition
- sail acrossThey sailed across the Pacific in a small boat.
- sail aroundShe wants to sail around the world before she turns forty.
- sail throughHe sailed through the job interview.
verb + adverb
- sail awayWe watched the boat sail away into the sunset.
verb + noun
- sail a boatYou need a license to sail a boat on this lake.