sail

/seɪl/ noun

Definition

› [C] a large piece of material that is fixed to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move

set sail › to start a journey by boat or ship

(Definition of sail noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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