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sail meaning in Pashto

بادبان bādbān

/seɪl/

sail in Pashto: بادبان (bādbān), بادوان (bādwān). In English, sail means 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.

Pashto words for sail

a piece of fabric attached to a boat
بادبان bādbān, بادوان bādwān

English meaning of sail

  1. noun 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. noun The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.
  3. noun The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.
  4. noun A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Full definition of sail

sail in a sentence

  • Take in sail: a storm is coming.
  • Let's go for a sail.
  • Twenty sail were in sight.

Synonyms of sail

sail in other languages

Questions about sail in Pashto

What is the meaning of sail in Pashto?
Sail in Pashto is بادبان (bādbān), بادوان (bādwān).
sail په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Sail: بادبان (bādbān), بادوان (bādwān).
What does sail mean in English?
Sail means 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.

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