sail in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sail in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.sail [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] N

storm sail [Am ˈstɔrm ˌseɪl] N

sail through VB [seɪl -] (sail through [sth])

sail into VB [seɪl -] Am inf (sail into [sb])

press of sail [ˈpresəvˌseɪl] N NAUT

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also lateen sail

Translations for sail in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

sail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sail in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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billowy sail
to unfurl a sail

Translations for sail in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

sail Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to set sail (for a place)
under full sail
to sail the seas
to haul up the sail

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She was ship rigged with three masts and had a sail area of 29200sqft sqm.
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The special claim is for a small controllable side vane, which acts as an overbalance and draws the sail away from the wind in a storm.
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This was due to the ability of a yawl to be trimmed to sail without rudder input.
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The head of the sail is attached to the spinnaker halyard, which is used to raise the sail.
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In this state the sail is said to be in its gear, that is ready for setting or stowing.
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The rigidity of the sail is also determined by a number of battens.
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Forward suggested that coating the sail with fissionable material would provide thrust in this region, where maneuvering is no longer as important.
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It had a magnificent appearance with its immense sail of white mats; its velocity was almost inconceivable.
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The captain said he decided to attempt to sail, but strong winds tore the foresail and the foresail and the mainsail became tangled in the mast.
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The sail was a flatheaded sprit.
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