Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SAIL'ING
SAIL'ING, n.
- The act of moving on water; or the movement of a ship or vessel impelled or wafted along the surface of water by the action of wind on her sails. – Mar. Dict.
- Movement through the air, as in a balloon.
- The act of setting sail or beginning a voyage.
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