sailing

A2 Topic:Maritime & Sailing

Also spelled sailin's

US /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #5825

Meanings

1

noun
The sport or activity of travelling in a boat that uses the wind.

We went sailing on the lake last weekend.
2

noun
A planned trip made by a ship or ferry.

The next sailing to the island leaves at noon.

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Forms sailings

Derived forms boardsailingdaysailingnonsailingplain-sailingsailing-icesailing-master

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sailing ship
a ship moved by wind acting on its sails

Noun + noun
sailing warship
a military vessel powered by sails and equipped with guns

Noun + noun

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Etymology

From Middle English seyling, sayling, from Old English seġling, seġlung (“sailing”), from Proto-West Germanic *siglingu, *seglungu, from Proto-Germanic *siglingō (“sailing”); equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Middle Low German sēgelinge (“sailing”), Swedish segling (“sailing”), Icelandic sigling (“sailing”).

seyling,sayling Middle English seġling,seġlung Old English *siglingu,*seglungu Proto-West Germanic *siglingō Proto-Germanic

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Maritime & Sailing Sports & Fitness

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# sailing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 5825

## Meanings
1. The sport or activity of travelling in a boat that uses the wind.
2. A planned trip made by a ship or ferry.

## Examples
- We went sailing on the lake last weekend.
- The next sailing to the island leaves at noon.

## Derived Forms
- boardsailing
- daysailing
- nonsailing
- plain-sailing
- sailing-ice
- sailing-master

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: seyling,sayling
- Root: seġling,seġlung
- Root: *siglingu,*seglungu
- Root: *siglingō

## Etymology
From Middle English seyling, sayling, from Old English seġling, seġlung (“sailing”), from Proto-West Germanic *siglingu, *seglungu, from Proto-Germanic *siglingō (“sailing”); equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Middle Low German sēgelinge (“sailing”), Swedish segling (“sailing”), Icelandic sigling (“sailing”).

## AI Etymology
Sailing comes from Middle English seyling, sayling, from Old English seġling, seġlung (“sailing”), from Proto-West Germanic *siglingu, *seglungu, from Proto-Germanic *siglingō (“sailing”); equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Middle Low German sēgelinge (“sailing”), Swedish segling (“sailing”), Icelandic sigling (“sailing”). Modern senses include the sport or activity of travelling in a boat that uses the wind. and a planned trip made by a ship or ferry.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as boardsailing, daysailing, nonsailing, plain-sailing, sailing-ice, and sailing-master.

## Topics
- Maritime & Sailing
- Sports & Fitness

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