an extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.-anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.-a wing; a van.-the extended surface of the arm of a windmill.-a sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.-a passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.-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.-to move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.-to be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from london to canton.-to set sail; to begin a voyage.-to move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.-to pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.-to fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.-to direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.