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sailings

sailings is the plural of sailing.

Meaning of sailing

Noun

sailing (countable and uncountable, plural sailings)

  1. Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
  2. Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
  3. The time of departure from a port.
  4. (countable) A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.
    • 'Then I should like a full list of the warships in Pentland Harbour, recent sailings, and those expected, please. The "Navy List" I suppose you have here?'1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

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Questions about sailings

What is sailings the plural of?
Sailings is the plural of sailing.

Words near sailings in the dictionary

  1. sailing yachts
  2. sailing-ice
  3. sailing-master
  4. sailing-masters
  5. sailingly
  6. sailings
  7. sailless
  8. saillike
  9. sailmaker
  10. sailmakers
  11. sailmaking

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