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It Uses Wind To Propel A Boat

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noun

• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

• an ocean trip taken for pleasure

• any structure that resembles a sail

verb

• traverse or travel on (a body of water)

• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

• travel on water propelled by wind

• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

36%7 Outdoor activity using wind to propel a boat
noun

• the work of a sailor

• riding in a sailboat

• the departure of a vessel from a port

• the activity of flying a glider

36%9 They catch the wind and help propel a boat forward
noun

• the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic03 Nov 2025 Down 60
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