sailing vs steering

sailing

noun
  • Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel 

  • Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise 

  • a scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship. 

  • the time of departure from a port 

adj
  • Travelling by ship. 

steering

noun
  • Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer. 

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