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Sailing

/ˈseɪlɪŋ/
A sport or activity involving traveling over water using boats with sails driven by the wind

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Examples:

He paused in the office to look up steamer sailings.

In those days, we traveled by sailing ships.

The man was dressed in sailing clothes.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Old English word segling, related to segel, meaning sail. Used since before the 12th century, with influences from Middle Dutch and the Germanic word seglon.

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