sailing
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The meaning (definition) of the word sailing
moving across water in a boat with a sail
The word sailing used in a sentence
“We go sailing on the lake when the wind is strong.”
Words that mean the same as sailing (synonyms)
boating
How the word sailing is said around the world
| French | voile (vwahl) |
| Spanish | navegación (nah-vay-ghahth-YOHN) |
| Mandarin | 帆船 (fahn chwahn) |
| Hindi | पाल चलाना (pahl kyuh-LAH-nah) |
| Arabic | الإبحار (ahl-EEB-hahr) |
| Russian | парусное плавание (PAH-roos-nu-yi PLAH-vu-nyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | vela (VE-luh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | navegação à vela (nah-veh-gah-SOWNG ah VEH-lah) |
| Japanese | セーリング (sayreenggu) |
| German | Segeln (ZAY-guhln) |
| Urdu | کشتی رانی (KUSH-tee RAH-nee) |
| Punjabi | ਬਾਦਬਾਨੀ ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ (baa-dah-BAA-nee KISH-tee chah-LAA-oo-nah) |
| Korean | 요트 타기 (YOH-tu TAH-gee) |
| Hebrew | שַׁיִט (shyt) |
| Greek | ιστιοπλοΐα (ees-tee-ohp-loh-EEAH) |
| Dutch | zeilen (ZEI-luhn) |
| Tagalog | paglalayag (pahg-lah-LAH-yahg) |
| Vietnamese | đi thuyền buồm (dee TWEE-en BOO-uhm) |
| Turkish | yelken (YAL-kyan) |
| Persian | بادبانی (BAHD-bah-nee) |
| Polish | żegluga na żaglach (zheg-LOO-gah nah ZHAHG-lahkh) |
| Ukrainian | плавання під вітрилом (plah-VAHN-nyah peed veet-RI-lohm) |
| Bengali | নৌযাত্রা (NOH-jaht-rah) |
| Swedish | segling (SEG-ling) |
| Italian | vela (VAY-lah) |
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