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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sail \Sail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sailed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sailing.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See Sail, n.]
     1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind
        upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body
        of water by the action of steam or other power.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a
        water fowl.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as,
        they sailed from London to Canton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To set sail; to begin a voyage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air
        without apparent exertion, as a bird.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . .
              When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds,
              And sails upon the bosom of the air.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sail \Sail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sailed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sailing.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See Sail, n.]
     1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind
        upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body
        of water by the action of steam or other power.
  
     2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a
        water fowl.
  
     3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as,
        they sailed from London to Canton.
  
     4. To set sail; to begin a voyage.
  
     5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air
        without apparent exertion, as a bird.
  
              As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . . When he
              bestrides the lazy pacing clouds, And sails upon the
              bosom of the air.                     --Shak.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sailed
     a.
     1 Having a specified kind or number of sail.
     2 Having the sails set.
     vb.
     (infl of en sail  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sailed
     a.
     1 Having a specified kind or number of sail.
     2 Having the sails set.
     vb.
     (infl of en sail  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sailed
     a.
     1 Having a specified kind or number of sail.
     2 Having the sails set.
     vb.
     (infl of en sail  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sailed
     a.
     1 Having a specified kind or number of sail.
     2 Having the sails set.
     vb.
     (infl of en sail  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sailed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s ail ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sailed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en sail ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb sail)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Sailed /sˈeɪld/
  مبحر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sailed /sˈeɪld/ 
  vyplul

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sailed /sˈeɪld/ 
  plul

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sailed /sˈeɪld/ 
  plachtil

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sailed /sˈeɪld/
  abgefahren, ausgelaufen
   see: sail, sailing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sailed /sˈeɪld/
  gesegelt
   see: sail, sailing, sails, sailed, run before the wind, beat
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sailed /sˈeɪld/
  segelte
   see: sail, sailing, sailed, sails, run before the wind, beat
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  sailed //seɪld// 
  1. purjeet ylhäällä
  having sails set
  2. -purjeinen
  having specified kind or number of sail

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  sailed /sˈeɪld/
  plovili

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈseɪɫd/


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