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What does sail mean?

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Noun
  1. (nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
  2. (uncountable) The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use this power for travel or transport.
  3. A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
  4. (dated) A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. Plural sail.
  5. The blade of a windmill.
  6. A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.
  7. The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
  8. (fishing) A sailfish.
  9. (paleontology) an outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids
  10. Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.
Verb
  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 steam or other power.
  2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
  3. To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
  4. To set sail; to begin a voyage.
  5. To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
  6. To move briskly.
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