full sail

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo l seyl]
- /fʊl seɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo l seyl]
- /fʊl seɪl/

Definitions of full sail words

noun full sail all the sails of a vessel: All three ships had full sail set. 1
adverb full sail with all sails set: The ship was moving ahead full sail. 1
adverb full sail rapidly; forcefully: He proceeded full sail despite our objections. 1
adverb full sail ship: with all sails up 1
adverb full sail forcefully 1
adverb full sail at top speed 0

See all 10 definitions of full sail

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Origin of full sail

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

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Parts of speech for Full sail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Full sail

full sail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for full sail

adv full sail

flat out — horizontally level: a flat roof.
full swing — full operation; greatest activity: For the first time in years the factory was in full swing. The meeting was in full swing when we arrived.
full tilt — at the full potential, speed, energy, forcefulness, etc.

All 3 Synonyms of full sail