sail
verb
1 verb NAUT of boat, ship INTRANSITIVEseol verb the two ships sailed north sheol an dá long ó thuaidhwe were sailing at 3 knots bhíomar ag seoladh ag 3 mhuirmhíle san uair
TRANSITIVEseol verb that boat has sailed the Atlantic tá an tAigéan Atlantach siúlta ag an mbád sin, sheol an bád sin trasna an Aigéin Atlantaighthey've sailed the seven seas tá seoltóireacht déanta acu ar fud an domhain uile, chuaigh siad ar fud an domhain mhóir i mbád seoil
2 verb NAUT, TRANSP of sailor INTRANSITIVEseol verb seoltóireacht a dhéanamhhe sailed single-handed to America sheol sé ina aonar go MeiriceáShow full entry
3 verb NAUT, TRANSP leave on a voyage INTRANSITIVEseol verb cuir chun farraige the ship sailed for Spain sheol an long léi chun na Spáinne, thug an long a haghaidh ar an Spáinn, chroch an long a seolta chun na Spáinne 4 verb NAUT, TRANSP steer boat, ship TRANSITIVEseol verb they sailed the boat along the coast sheol siad an bád feadh an chósta 5 verb move quickly and easily INTRANSITIVEimigh verb seol verb gluais verb the ball sailed over the crossbar sheol an liathróid thar an trasnánclouds sailed across the sky ghluais na scamaill trasna na spéire
noun
6 noun NAUT on mastseol masc1 the sail was hoisted ardaíodh an seollateen sail seol laidineach 7 noun NAUT, TRANSP tripaistear mara turas mara it was two weeks' sail away from there bhí sé aistear coicíse i mbád uaidh sinwe went out for a sail chuamar amach ag seoltóireacht 8 noun NAUT use of sailsseol masc1 engines replaced sail tháinig an t-inneall in áit an tseoilwe sailed under full sail bhí iomlán éadaigh ar an mbád againn, bhí an bád faoi lán seoil againn 9 noun ENG arm of windmilllann fem2 seol masc1