Sailed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sail \Sail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sailing}.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See {Sail}, n.]
     1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind
        upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body
        of water by the action of steam or other power.
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     2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a
        water fowl.
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     3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as,
        they sailed from London to Canton.
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     4. To set sail; to begin a voyage.
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     5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air
        without apparent exertion, as a bird.
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              As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . .
              When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds,
              And sails upon the bosom of the air.  --Shak.
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