# sails

Pronunciation: say "SAYLZ" /seɪlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of sail. — plural of sail
   - Simple: Plural of sail. Use this form when you mean more than one sail.
   - _The crew trimmed the sails to catch the shifting breeze._
   - _Tattered sails flapped against the mast after the gale._
3. A shipboard nickname for the sailmaker, the crew member responsible for making and repairing a vessel's canvas. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A nickname for the crew member on a ship who makes and fixes the sails.
   - _Sails spent the morning repairing the storm-damaged mainsail._
   - _When the jib split, the captain sent below for Sails._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of sail. — third-person singular simple present indicative of sail
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of sail. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _He sails alone whenever the weather allows._
   - _The ferry sails between the two ports each morning._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sails (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).