plural of sailing vessel

(by extension) simple, straightforward, or easy

(nautical) The navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds. / (nautical) Obsolete spelling of plane sailing

(nautical) A sailing vessel's course in relation to the wind direction.

(nautical) A boat or ship powered by wind in its sails; a sailboat or sailing ship. / An ice yacht. / A land yacht.

(geometry) A catenary-generated curve in the form of a cross-section of a sail filled by wind.

(nautical) A large, light foresail sometimes used instead of a jib.

(nautical) The movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian.

(nautical) Any of the sails which are used in most kinds of weather: mainsail, foresail, jib and/or mizzen. Sometimes referred to as the lowers.

a small sailboat with a single mast, especially one used for recreation