go on a sail - WordReference Forums
2020年6月26日 · Yes. For me "Go for a sail" and "Go on a sail" are the same. Maybe it is the countable noun "a sail", which to me is an excursion. It is noun meaning 3 in the unabridged …
sail to sea / sail the sea - WordReference Forums
2015年5月24日 · The sentence that you quote is the first line of the song "Yellow Submarine", sung by the Beatles. So I have to believe that "sail to sea" is a fixed expression, although I …
sail in or sail on? - WordReference Forums
2009年8月18日 · Hello everyone. My question is related to "sail in" or "sail on". Is is different to use one or the other? For example, which one is correct? "I can see little boats sailing on the …
sailing in the sea, at the sea or on the sea - WordReference …
2015年5月24日 · Hi everybody, Please tell me which of the following sentences are correct. i. The man is sailing on the sea. ii. The man is sailing in the sea. iii. The man is sailing at the/ at sea. …
God bless this ship and all who/that sail in her.
2018年1月24日 · According to this article at The Virtual Linguist, Prince Harry and his then fiancée Kate Middleton were launching a lifeboat in Anglesey back in 2011, and said 'God bless her …
ride vs sail vs drive - WordReference Forums
2006年3月24日 · People ride horses. People ride bicycles. People drive cars. People drive motorcycles. People drive trains. People drive helicopters. Do people sail or drive boats? Do …
sail bulges / puffs up / swells | WordReference Forums
2013年9月15日 · A sail fills - it is doing what it is intended to do. A sail billows - a figurative term, describing a full sail, used in literature, poems and the song Puff the Magic Dragon A sail …
to sail without a sail - WordReference Forums
2012年7月8日 · The word SAIL bothers me a bit when used to describe the movement of boats that don't necessarily depend on the wind. I see in the dictionary that sail does mean to travel …
What verb to use for someone who [drives/pilots] a boat/ship?
2012年11月9日 · In BE at least the normal verb is sail: I am going to sail my boat. This irrespective of the type of boat. Obviously a sailing boat is sailed, but motorboats and even …
The wind was too strong to wind the sail. - WordReference …
2022年10月29日 · I'm definitely not a sailor, but "wind the sail" with the meaning "to reef the sail" could conceivably make sense if one reefed by winding (rolling) the sail around the boom. The …