Sail

Sail

A sail is a two-dimensional surface, typically made of fabric and supported by a mast, whose purpose to propel a sailing vessel. Occasionally sails may also be found on land vehicles.

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Famous quotes containing the word sail:

    “Every tree sends its fibres forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow and sail for it. From the forest and wilderness come the tonics and barks which brace mankind.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
    Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
    Humanity with all its fears,
    With all the hopes of future years,
    Is hanging breathless on thy fate!”
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)

    “Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)