sailer, sayler

[Eng. sail, v.; -er.] †1. One who sails; a sailor, a seaman. "Saylers by their voyages, find out and come to the knowledge of these starres."- P . Holland : Pliny , bk. ii., ch. lxx. 2. A ship or other ve el, spoken of with reference to her manner, power, or capabilities of sailing; as, a fast sailer. sail-Ing, *sayl-ing, *seyl-yng, pr. par., a. & s. [SAIL, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj.: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. The act of one who or that which sails. "And whanne seylyng was not sikir for that fasting was pa id."-Wycliffe: Dedis xxvii. 2. The art or rules of navigation; the act, art, or operation of conducting or directing the course of a ship from port to port; navigation. "There was some smart sailing shown."- Field , Sept. 4. 1886. Sailing is distinguished according to the meth arise. ods employed in solving the different problems that (1) Current sailing : The method of determining the true course and distance of a ship when her own motion is combined with that of a current. (2) Globular sailing : [GLOBULAR.] (3) Great circle sailing : [GREAT.] (4) Mercat or's sailing : That in which the problems are solved according to the principles of Mercat or's projection. (MERCAT OR'S CHART.] (5) Middle latitude sailing : [MIDDLE.] (6) Oblique sailing : [OBLIQUE.]