Foundation level · Year 4 · free
sail
verb · Say it: SAYL
What it means
Foundationto travel across water in a boat or ship
Every summer, we sail across to the Isle of Wight for our holiday.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- cruise
- navigate
- voyage
More examples
- Noah learned to sail a little dinghy at the seaside club.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'segl', meaning a sail.
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