"under sail" meaning in English

See under sail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-under sail.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} under sail, {{en-PP}} under sail
  1. (idiomatic, nautical) With sails unfurled; powered by the wind. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: by sail
    Sense id: en-under_sail-en-prep_phrase-2GSNdss6 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. In motion.
    Sense id: en-under_sail-en-prep_phrase-MKTf4UJZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

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