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Sailing vs Nonsailing - What's the difference?

sailing | nonsailing |

As adjectives the difference between sailing and nonsailing

is that sailing is travelling by ship while nonsailing is that does not sail.

As a noun sailing

is motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.

As a verb sailing

is .

sailing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
  • Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel
  • The time of departure from a port

    • Derived terms

    * clear sailing * plain sailing * sailing ship * sailing dinghy * sailing vessel

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Travelling by ship

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    nonsailing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That does not sail.
  • * 2001 , William Storandt, Outbound: finding a man, sailing an ocean?
    • I don't expect my nonsailing friends even to believe me when I tell them what the Loran is doing.
  • Not of or pertaining to sailing.
  • * 2001 , Bob Stone, Ron Jacobs, Successful direct marketing methods?
    • Over several decades it listened and watched as its customers bought more and more soft-sided luggage, sportswear, and nonsailing items.