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- sail against
sail against
sail against something
to operate a boat or ship, so as to move against the wind. It takes skill and training to sail against the wind. The huge cruise ship sailed against the wind all the way to St. Thomas.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nasrin | | - | Persian, Bengali |
| Orpheus | | AWR-fee-əs (English) | Greek Mythology |
| Francis | | FRANT-səs (English) | English, French |
| Isa (2) | | EE-sah: (Dutch) | German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish |
| Jehohanan | | - | Biblical |
| EmÍLia | | - | Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian |