Quote by Oxford University Press Download Open image ““sloop n. a one-masted sailboat with a fore-and-aft mainsail and a jib.”” — Oxford University Press ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I love sailboats. No other man-made object blends design, craftsmanship, passion, and pure optimism the way a sailboat does. With a good sailboat, anything… — John Kretschmer Copy Share Image
“I would describe the size and style of our vessel, but I don’t know anything about sailing, so I’m trusting you to picture a… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
“The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you're sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds; harness them.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“She is the swelling sail, trim rigging and bust sunlit deck of our matrimonial yacht. I am the low hull, with the invisible ballast… — Alasdair Gray Copy Share Image
“Never a ship sails out of bay but carries my heart as a stowaway.” — Roselle Mercier Montgomery Copy Share Image
“How many people, on that voyage, load up the boat till it is ever in danger of swamping with a store of foolish things… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
“Now comes the reign of iron — and cased sloops are to take the place of wooden ships.” — John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren Copy Share Image
“All my life I have been a rower of two boats. I have been here physically and somewhere else mentally. My existence is split,… — Sadia Hakim Copy Share Image
“The anchor heaves, the ship swings free The sails swell full. To sea, to sea!” — Thomas Lovell Beddoes Copy Share Image
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“scow n. a wide-beamed sailing dinghy. a flat-bottomed boat with sloping ends used as a lighter and in dredging and other harbor services.… — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
“qing·hao·su n. a terpene-based anti-malarial substance used in Chinese medicine. The drug is obtained from Artemisia annua, family Compositae. 1970s: from Chinese ,… — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
“suc·cor (BRIT.suc·cour) n. assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.” — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
“go·mer n. 1 MILITARY SLANG an inept or stupid colleague, especially a trainee. 2 INFORMAL (used mainly by doctors) a troublesome patient, especially an elderly or… — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
“For Those We Love. ALMIGHTY God, we entrust all who are dear to us to thy never-failing care and love, for this life and… — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
“say v. (says; past and past part.said) 1 [reporting verb] utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or… — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
“ don't change horses in midstreamPROVERB choose a sensible moment to change your mind.” — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image
“For Quiet Confidence. O GOD of peace, who hast taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in… — Oxford University Press Copy Share Image