sailing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sail

adj

1. (not-comparable)Travelling by ship.

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
2. (countable, uncountable)Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
3. (countable, uncountable)The time of departure from a port.
4. (countable)A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.

   “'Then I should like a full list of the warships in Pentland Harbour, recent sailings, and those expected, please. The "Navy List" I suppose you have here?'”

   “New ships were built to the order of the Great Eastern Railway, and the service frequency increased, until March 1879, saw a sailing every weekday to Rotterdam, and a thrice-weekly service to Antwerp.”