Definition of Saileng
Sail"ing (?), n. 1.
The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel
on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a
voyage.
2. (Naut.) The art of managing a
vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique
sailing.
&fist; For the several methods of sailing, see under
Circular, Globular, Oblique, Parallel,
etc.
Sailing master (U. S. Navy), formerly,
a warrant officer, ranking next below a lieutenant, whose duties were
to navigate the vessel; and under the direction of the executive
officer, to attend to the stowage of the hold, to the cables, rigging,
etc. The grade was merged in that of master in 1862.
Sail"ing (?), n. 1.
The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel
on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a
voyage.
2. (Naut.) The art of managing a
vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique
sailing.
&fist; For the several methods of sailing, see under
Circular, Globular, Oblique, Parallel,
etc.
Sailing master (U. S. Navy), formerly,
a warrant officer, ranking next below a lieutenant, whose duties were
to navigate the vessel; and under the direction of the executive
officer, to attend to the stowage of the hold, to the cables, rigging,
etc. The grade was merged in that of master in 1862.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Motion across a body of water in a craft powerered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
- Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel
- The time of departure from a port
- Travelling by ship
- present participle of sail
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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