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sailing

Meaning of “sailing”

Sense 1: The act of moving on water. Sense 2: The movement of a ship or vessel impelled or wafted along the surface of water by the action of wind on her sails.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 21:2

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “sailing”

KJV PCE
Acts 21:2
And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 21:2 · retained source text

And finding a ship sailing ouer vnto Phenicea, wee went abroad, and set foorth.

Acts 27:6
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 27:6 · retained source text

And there the Centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, and he put vs therein.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The act of moving on water; or the movement of a ship or vessel impelled or wafted along the surface of water by the action of wind on her sails.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 514