to sail around

Examples

• All

• My father sailed around the world solo.

  Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

• All the globe-hopping we've done, and you want to sail around the world.

  Firewalker (1986)

• We're gonna sail around the island.

  Mamma Mia! (2008)

• If we're not here, he'll sail around the island.

  Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

• He'll have to sail around for hours till he finds a harbor.

  The Princess Bride (1987)

• Nancy and I are retiring... ...and sailing around the world on my boat.

  Step Brothers (2008)

• Against his father's better judgment, he is sailing around the world.

  Academic text (2002)

• Nina and I like to sail around the islands.

  Isolation (2015)

• I've always wanted to sail around the Greek islands.

  Cassandra's Dream (2007)

• Last summer, we decided to sail around the beautiful Greek islands on our yacht.

Synonyms

S

to sail

vsto sail around

299 1.0

To travel on water in a boat, often using large fabric to catch wind

is about traveling by boat in a circuit around a particular place

C

to circle

vsto sail around

217 1.8

To move around something in a circle

is about water travel in a circuit around a particular area or place

C

to circle around

vsto sail around

66 2.3

Move in a round path around someone or something

is focused on traveling by boat in a circuit around places

N

to navigate

vsto sail around

31 3.8

Plan and control the route of a vehicle like a ship or plane

is about actual water travel around places rather than directing the route

C

to cruise around

vsto sail around

14 4.1

To drive slowly around an area without a specific destination

is for water travel in a planned circuit or along a route

C

to canoe

vsto sail around

13 2.6

To travel in a narrow light boat using a paddle

is about making a circuit by boat around places rather than short paddling trips

C

to circumnavigate

vsto sail around

6 8.3

To travel all the way around something, for example the world, by ship or plane

is for water travel in a circuit that may not go completely around

B

to boat

vsto sail around

6 1.0

To travel on water in a small vehicle like a rowboat or motorboat

is focused on travelling along a route or circuit on water

R

to round

vsto sail around

5 3.0

Move around something following a curved path

is specifically about water travel in circuits around particular places

V

to voyage

vsto sail around

4 4.0

To travel by ship or boat over a long distance

is for travel by boat around a particular area rather than long distances

Y

to yacht

vsto sail around

1 7.0

To travel on a large pleasure boat for fun

is about moving by boat in a circuit around a specific place

M

to motorboating

vsto sail around

1 3.0

To drive a boat with a motor on water

is about circuit travel by boat or yacht, not just short powered trips

C

to circle round

vsto sail around

1 3.5

Move around something or someone in a circle

is used for water travel in a path that goes around a place

C

to compass

vsto sail around

• Archaic

1 7.7

To travel all the way around something, for example the world or an island

is about water travel in a circuit often around a local area

W

to windsurfing

vsto sail around

3.4

To stand on a board with a sail and move across water using wind

is about traveling by boat in a circuit rather than a board sport

Antonyms

A

to anchor

82 3.4

To hold something in place so it does not move

S

to stay in place

19 1.5

Not move from a place

How Far

to circumnavigate

6 8.3

to sail around

14 3.2

sail

46 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology