Collocations for "sailing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sailing" in context.
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sail
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [boat's, ship's, yacht's] sail
- the sails of the [boat]
- the [ship] has [three] sails
- [rig, mast, lower, unfurl, tighten] the sails
- a wind- [torn] sail
- the sails [fluttered, waved, struggled] in the wind
- a [strong, gusty] wind caught the sail
- a huge wave [blasted, battered, hit] the sail
- [cruising, exploring, drifting] under sail
- go for a sail around the [island, lake, cape]
- set sail to [America, France, Brazil]
- set sail at [night, dawn, daybreak]
- make sail for [France]
- informal: the [family, company, government] needs to trim sails
- sail a [boat, ship, company]
- sail the [seas, oceans, Atlantic]
- sail in the [lake, sea, wind]
- sailing at [sea, dawn]
- sail for [home, the shore, England]
- sail from [Portsmouth, the port, the harbor]
- sailed (back) to [shore, the island, New York]
- sail away
- sail through the [air, sky]
- sail through [an exam, a test, school]
- sail through with flying colors
- sail into the [room, building, crowd]
'sailing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):