Synonyms and Antonyms of sailing

synonym (synonym of sailing)

hypernym (sailing IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • riding in a sailboat (noun.act)
    seafaring, water travel
    travel by water (noun.act)
     
  • the activity of flying a glider (noun.act)
    flight, flying
    an instance of traveling by air (noun.act)
     
  • the departure of a vessel from a port (noun.act)
    departure, going, going away, leaving
    the act of departing (noun.act)
     
  • the work of a sailor (noun.act)
    employment, work
    the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF sailing relation)

  • riding in a sailboat (noun.act)
    luff
    the act of sailing close to the wind (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    beat
    the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    tack
    sailing a zigzag course (noun.act)
     
  • the activity of flying a glider (noun.act)
    hang gliding
    gliding in a hang glider (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    paragliding, parasailing
    gliding in a parasail (noun.act)
     
  • the work of a sailor (noun.act)
    cabotage
    navigation in coastal waters (noun.act)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

derivation (.... is derived from sailing)

  • riding in a sailboat (noun.act)
    sail
    travel on water propelled by wind (verb.motion)
     
  • the activity of flying a glider (noun.act)
    glide
    fly in or as if in a glider plane (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    sailplane, soar
    fly a plane without an engine (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    hang glide, soar
    fly by means of a hang glider (verb.motion)
     
  • the work of a sailor (noun.act)
    navigational
    of or relating to navigation (adj.pert)
     

domain member category (.... is a member category of sailing domain)

  • riding in a sailboat (noun.act)
    spill
    reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) (verb.change)
     
  • the work of a sailor (noun.act)
    leg
    (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    tack, tacking
    (nautical) the act of changing tack (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    accommodation ladder
    (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    becket
    (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bilge well
    (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bitter end
    (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    chip
    a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    deadeye
    (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    escutcheon
    (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    jack ladder, jacob's ladder, pilot ladder
    (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    laniard, lanyard
    (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    lead line, sounding line
    (nautical) plumb line for determining depth (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    luff
    (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    overhead
    (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    ratlin, ratline
    (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    rudder
    (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    sea ladder, sea steps
    (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet
    (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    spun yarn
    (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    stay
    (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    sternpost
    (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    fireroom, stokehold, stokehole
    (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope
    (nautical) a rope used in towing (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.event)
    capsizing
    (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.location)
    beam-ends
    (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.time)
    bell, ship's bell
    (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, more.. (noun.time)
     
  • (noun.time)
    steerageway
    (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered (noun.time)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    stand out
    steer away from shore, of ships (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    starboard
    turn to the right, of helms or rudders (verb.motion)
     
  • (adj.all)
    close-hauled
    having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    fore
    situated at or toward the bow of a vessel (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    atrip, aweigh
    (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    rigged
    fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc) (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    unrigged
    stripped of rigging (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    fore-and-aft
    parallel with the keel of a boat or ship (adj.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    close to the wind
    nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming (adv.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part holonym derivation domain member category navigation seafaring glide gliding departure going going away flight flying seafaring hang gliding paragliding luff beat tack steerage steering glide sailplane hang glide soar sail navigational spill leg tack tacking accommodation ladder becket
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. navigation, seafaring . glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring . seafaring, water travel . flight, flying . departure, going, going away, leaving . employment, work . luff . beat . tack . hang gliding . paragliding, parasailing . cabotage . steerage, steering . sail . glide . sailplane, soar . hang glide, soar . navigational . spill . leg . tack, tacking . accommodation ladder . becket . bilge well . bitter end . chip . deadeye . escutcheon . jack ladder, jacob's ladder, pilot ladder . laniard, lanyard . lead line, sounding line . luff . overhead . ratlin, ratline . rudder . sea ladder, sea steps . mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet . spun yarn . stay . sternpost . fireroom, stokehold, stokehole . towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope . capsizing . beam-ends . bell, ship's bell . steerageway . stand out . starboard . close-hauled . fore . atrip, aweigh . rigged . unrigged . fore-and-aft . close to the wind


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