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daysailing

daysailing noun: a brief sailing excursion for pleasure conducted within a single day. It may include sightseeing, picnics, practice of maneuvers, etc. Also the present participle and gerund of daysail.

Noun

daysailing (usually uncountable, plural daysailings)

  1. (usually) A brief sailing excursion for pleasure conducted within a single day. It may include sightseeing, picnics, practice of maneuvers, etc.

Also used as

daysailing is also the present participle and gerund of daysail.

Forms of daysailing

pluraldaysailings

Origin of daysailing

From day + sailing.

Questions about daysailing

What does daysailing mean?
Daysailing means a brief sailing excursion for pleasure conducted within a single day. It may include sightseeing, picnics, practice of maneuvers, etc.
What part of speech is daysailing?
Daysailing is a noun.
What is the plural of daysailing?
The plural of daysailing is daysailings.

Words near daysailing in the dictionary

  1. daysacks
  2. daysail
  3. daysailed
  4. daysailer
  5. daysailers
  6. daysailing
  7. daysailings
  8. daysailor
  9. daysailors
  10. daysails
  11. Daysdale

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