sailing question

English translation: the skill required to operate and navigate a vessel

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English term or phrase:	sailing
Selected answer:	the skill required to operate and navigate a vessel
Entered by:	Fuad Yahya

10:10 Mar 6, 2004

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime

English term or phrase: sailing question

Can you talk about sailing when in fact you have a engine-powered which has, in fact, no sails? For example, we still say, "dial a number" when hardly any phones are literally dialled. Does the same occur with 'sailing' a boat?

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Local time: 14:14

yes

Explanation:
the term "sailing" was retained long into the era of steam and then gas-powered boats, even today we say that a ship is going to "sail" at a specific time, but it is becoming rather archaic

Selected response from:

Jonathan MacKerron

Grading comment

Thanks, the synonms are going to be very useful:-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +14

You can,...

Fuad Yahya

5 +6

Yes

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

2 +8

yes

Jonathan MacKerron

Sure. Same as with the phone issue...

Gabriel Aramburo Siegert

cruising

Edith Kelly

Answers

3 mins confidence:

cruising

Explanation:
would be my take though one sometimes loosely uses *sailing*

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:14
Native speaker of:

German,

English

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +14

You can,...

Explanation:
...according to the American Heritage Dictionary, which gives the following as the first definition of "sailing":

"The skill required to operate and navigate a vessel; navigation."

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

yes

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks, the synonms are going to be very useful:-)

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Yes

Explanation:
Agree with Jonathan. There are also a number of other solutions, "be udnerway", "be bound for", "on route for", "heading..." for example

Fuller context would help.

Nikki

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 14:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

4 days confidence:

Sure. Same as with the phone issue...

Explanation:
...

Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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