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
Examples of sailing in a Sentence
They're going sailing next week.
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Dalin, 41, completed the solo round the world sailing race in 64 days, 19 hours and 22 minutes in January, becoming the first person in the history of the event to finish in under 70 days.
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Cruise lines, ranging from big-ship brands to smaller river vessel operators, are offering a variety of sailings throughout next year to mark the occasion.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The charity affair sailing to Norway is hosted by terminally ill shipping heiress Anne Bullmer (Lisa Loven Kongsli) and her husband Richard (Guy Pearce), benefitting their foundation.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The vessel, identified by its hull number as CNS , a Type 815A intelligence collection ship, was tracked sailing through the Tsushima Strait between Japan and South Korea, arriving in the Sea of Japan from the East China Sea in late September.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ali Rampling, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Cruise lines, ranging from big-ship brands to smaller river vessel operators, are offering a variety of sailings throughout next year to mark the occasion.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The charity affair sailing to Norway is hosted by terminally ill shipping heiress Anne Bullmer (Lisa Loven Kongsli) and her husband Richard (Guy Pearce), benefitting their foundation.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The vessel, identified by its hull number as CNS , a Type 815A intelligence collection ship, was tracked sailing through the Tsushima Strait between Japan and South Korea, arriving in the Sea of Japan from the East China Sea in late September.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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