- sailing
n. smooth sailing ('unimpeded progress')
* * *['seɪlɪŋ]smooth sailing ('unimpeded progress')
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Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… … Wikipedia
Sailing By — is a short piece of light music composed by Ronald Binge in 1963, which is familiar to British radio listeners.Context and usage Sailing By is played every night on BBC Radio 4 at around 00:45hrs before the late Shipping Forecast. Its tune is… … Wikipedia
Sailing By — ist der Titel eines kurzen Musikstücks des englischen Komponisten und Arrangeurs Ronald Binge (1910 1979). Binge ist vor allem als Mitarbeiter von Annunzio Paolo Mantovani bekannt und gilt als Urheber des „Easy listening music“ Stils von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sailing — Sail ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sailing — Edward Hopper, 1911 Öl auf Leinwand, 61 cm × 74 cm Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Link zum Bild (Bitte Urheberrechte beachten) Sailing (deutsch … Deutsch Wikipedia
sailing — sailing; para·sailing; … English syllables
sailing — [sā′liŋ] n. 1. the act of a thing or person that sails 2. the art of navigation 3. the sport of managing a sailboat, as for racing 4. the start of a trip by water adj. 1. driven by wind on sails 2. relating to ships or shipping … English World dictionary
sailing — /say ling/, n. 1. the activity of a person or thing that sails. 2. the departure of a ship from port: The cruise line offers sailings every other day. 3. Navig. any of various methods for determining courses and distances by means of charts or… … Universalium
sailing — There has always been a strong interest in sailing in the British Isles, where there are 1,605 sailing clubs. The south coast of England, the west coast of Scotland and the lochs of Northern Ireland are popular cruising grounds, but throughout … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
sailing — [[t]se͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] sailings 1) N UNCOUNT Sailing is the activity or sport of sailing boats. There was swimming and sailing down on the lake. 2) N COUNT: usu pl, oft supp N Sailings are trips made by a ship carrying passengers. Ferry companies are… … English dictionary
sailing — i. The method of calculating tracks and distances without plotting and measuring or using other allied processes, such as fixing a position by knowing the run along a track from a starting point. The various types of sailings are parallel sailing … Aviation dictionary
