Thesaurus
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sail
T
hesaurus
sail
English
Noun
Sense: a piece of fabric causing the wind to drive a boat along
Synonyms
sail
Hyponyms
course
crab claw
driver
extra
fisherman
genoa
gennaker
headsail
jib
lateen
mainsail
mizzen
moonsail
royal
skysail
spanker
spinnaker
spritsail
staysail
studding
topgallant
topsail
trysail
Holonyms
sailboat
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watercraft
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Meronyms
batten
bunt
clew
leech
luff
roach
tack
See also
W:Template:Sail Types
W:Parts of a sail
Further reading
“
sail
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
sail
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.