full sail

English

Adverb

full sail (not comparable)

1. (nautical) With all sails set (raised).
2. (figuratively) With rapid and unimpeded progress.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: täysin purjein
• French: toutes voiles dehors (fr)
• Italian: a vele spiegate
• Spanish: a toda vela, a velas llenas, a velas tendidas, a todo trapo (colloquial)

Noun

full sail (uncountable)

1. (nautical) The condition of having all sails set (raised).

   We were under full sail.

References

• “full sail”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “at/in full sail”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “full sail, n. and adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.