"sail" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sail verbo

sail + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 13
sail the ship • sail a boat • sail the seas • sail several miles • sail one's yacht • ...
(2) sea, mile
Kolokacji: 2
1. sail north = żegluj na północ sail north
2. sail west = żegluj na zachód sail west
3. sail this time = żegluj tym razem sail this time
4. sail southwest = żagiel na południowy zachód sail southwest
5. sail southeast = żagiel na południowy wschód sail southeast
  • "No, sir, according to your orders we have been sailing southeast, and here we are in the tropics."
  • Signalling to the ships within view, he ordered his remaining squadron to sail southeast towards Brest.
  • The Amsterdam sailed southeast, past green islands that had once been hilltops, until we reached the end of the lake around noon and approached the Gaillard Cut.
  • So that, believing, and having reason to believe, that he was sailing eastward, in reality, he was sailing southeast.
  • All the way from Honolulu, we had been sailing southeast (mostly south), making six knots or more on constant trade winds - "smoking along," as Sarah put it.
  • On 10 July she departed Borneo for Morotai and the Philippines, whence she sailed southeast to Manus.
  • After taking the two Frenchmen, the pirates sailed southeast for the present day Gabon.
  • The Sturinnese fleet was sailing southeast, doubtless to skirt the Shoals of Discord.
  • After arriving at Honolulu, the ship would sail southeast to Hilo, passing the islands of Molokai and Maui on their north sides.
  • "At Lagur, ten days sail southeast."
verbo + sail
Kolokacji: 7
begin sailing • start sailing • forced to sail • set sail • sail before returning • ...
sail + preposición
Kolokacji: 50
sail from • sail into • sail through • sail off • sail over • sail around • sail under • sail out • sail across • sail down • sail up • ...
sail + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 49
sail away • sail high • sail directly • sail later • sail right • ...

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