2. (Naut.)
Defn: The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
Note: For the several methods of sailing, see under Circular, Globular, Oblique, Parallel, etc. Sailing master (U. S. Navy), formerly, a warrant officer, ranking next below a lieutenant, whose duties were to navigate the vessel; and under the direction of the executive officer, to attend to the stowage of the hold, to the cables, rigging, etc. The grade was merged in that of master in 1862.
SAILLESS
Sail"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of sails. Pollok.
SAILMAKER
Sail"mak`er, n.
Defn: One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.
— Sail"mak`ing, n.
SAILOR
Sail"or, n.
Defn: One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
Syn. — Mariner; seaman; seafarer. Sailor's choice. (Zoöl.) (a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides) of the Southern United States; — called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail, and salt-water bream. (b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis, or Pomadasys, chrysopterus), an excellent food fish, common on the southern coasts of the United States; — called also hogfish, and pigfish.