Apedia

Sail Noun Ship  /Seɪl   Yelken Countable Fixed Wind

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Kind noun
Front sail 
IPA  /seɪl   / noun
Back yelken
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sail (noun)

 /seɪl   / noun
 
 1 [countable]
a large piece of strong cloth that is fixed onto a ship or boat. The wind blows against the sail and moves the ship along.
yelken
 2 [singular]
a trip on water in a ship or boat with a sail
 (yelkenliyle) gezinti
 Would you like to go for a sail in my boat?
 3 [countable]
any of the long parts that the wind moves round that are fixed to a windmill (= a special building, used for making flour from grain)
 (yeldeğirmeni) kanat
IDIOM
set sail
to begin a journey by sea
deniz yolculuğuna çıkmak
 Columbus set sail for India.
 

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