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I . sail [seɪl] N

1. sail (on boat):

sail
па́рус m

2. sail (windmill blade):

sail
крыло́ nt

II . sail [seɪl] VB intr

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2. sail (start voyage):

sail
отплыва́ть

3. sail (move smoothly):

sail
нести́сь

III . sail [seɪl] VB trans (navigate)

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Usage examples with sail

to sail the seas
пла́вать по моря́м
to set sail
пуска́ться в пла́вание
to make sail naut
отплыва́ть
under full sail
с по́днятыми паруса́ми
to sail the seven seas
переплы́ть все моря́ и океа́ны
to sail around the world
соверша́ть кругосве́тное пла́вание
to sail through an exam
сдать экза́мен без мале́йших уси́лий
to sail against the wind
плыть про́тив ве́тра
to haul up the sail
поднима́ть паруса́
to set sail for somewhere
отправля́ться в пла́вание куда́-ли́бо
to sail close to the wind
ходи́ть по краю́ про́пасти

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This was due to the ability of a yawl to be trimmed to sail without rudder input.
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Their use is to trice up the bunt of the sail, to better furl it up.
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The head of the sail is attached to the spinnaker halyard, which is used to raise the sail.
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What kept us going were the guys on the boat -- the trimmers, the sail designers -- who were watching the backstay load.
www.sailingworld.com
She was topsail schooner-rigged for auxiliary sail power.
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The rigidity of the sail is also determined by a number of battens.
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The captain said he decided to attempt to sail, but strong winds tore the foresail and the foresail and the mainsail became tangled in the mast.
atlantic.ctvnews.ca
Her sail was found to be too high to go under the scaffolding, so the top 12 ft was cut away and re-attached later.
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Forward suggested that coating the sail with fissionable material would provide thrust in this region, where maneuvering is no longer as important.
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The fleet should sail up the bason, and have a sham fight there; and then we might write home that we had a sea fight and taken a fort.
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