full sail

English

Adverb

full sail (not comparable)

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

Translations

Translations

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

Noun

full sail (uncountable)

(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, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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