sails

Pluralsails

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of sail. Use this form when you mean more than one sail.

   The ship raised its sails as the wind picked up.

   They lowered the sails before entering the harbor.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of sail. Use it with he, she, or it.

   She sails to the island every summer.

   The little boat sails smoothly across the lake.

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3. 3
   nounslang

   A nickname for the crew member on a ship who makes and fixes the sails.

   Like how a team's goalkeeper sometimes just gets called Keeper.

   Sails stitched up the big tear in the canvas before nightfall.

   The captain told Sails to cut a new patch for the rip.

   Similarsailmaker

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