Noun | 1. | sail - a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
2. | sail - an ocean trip taken for pleasure Synonyms: cruise | |
Verb | 1. | sail - traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" |
2. | sail - move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" Synonyms: sweep | |
3. | sail - travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea" | |
4. | sail - travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" |
1. | (body, education) | SAIL - Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. | |
2. | (language) | SAIL - Stanford Artificial Intelligence Language. | |
3. | (language) | SAIL - An early system on the Larc computer. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. |