bail
verb [I] (REMOVE WATER) (UK also bale) /beɪl/Definition
› to remove water from a boat using a container: The boat's sinking! Start bailing quickly!Sailing and boating
(Definition of bail verb (REMOVE WATER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bale verb (REMOVE WATER)
- becalmed adjective
- circumnavigate verb (SAIL AROUND)
- crew verb
- cruise noun
- cruise verb
- draught noun (BOATS)
- knot noun (MEASUREMENT)
- navigable adjective
- ocean-going adjective
- pilot verb (SHIP)
- roll verb (MOVE)
- sail verb (TRAVEL)
- sea legs noun
- seafaring adjective
- shipboard adjective
- tack noun (BOAT'S DIRECTION)
- tack verb (BOAT)
- whitewater rafting noun
- yachtswoman noun
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