sail

noun/seɪl/CEFR A2

পাল

Meaning

A large piece of cloth that catches the wind to move a boat.

Example sentences

  • The white sail filled with the strong wind.সাদা পালটি জোরালো বাতাসে ফুলে উঠল।
  • They lowered the sail as the boat neared shore.নৌকা তীরের কাছে আসতেই তারা পাল নামিয়ে দিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: canvas

Similar words, and what each means

  • canvas

    ক্যানভাস, চিত্রপট, চিত্রফলক, মোটা কাপড়

    A strong cloth that artists paint on.

Other English words for “পাল”

  • flock

    A group of birds or sheep kept or moving together.

“sail” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • “Learn the ropes” is what a new sailor did — learn which rope raised which sail — so no amount of thinking about ropes will get you to “learn how the job works”.

    English Idioms about Work and Success →

  • Read aloud: 'Six ships sail on the sea.' Keep every 's' thin and sharp, and 'ships' with 'sh'.

    S and SH Sound Difference →

  • Children are delighted: schools may close, and they run into the rain, sail paper boats and eat khichuri with hilsa at home.

    A Rainy Day →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “sail” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • পাল
    • • নাইটগাউন, রাতে পরার ঢিলেঢালা পোশাক
    • • পটকা, আতশবাজি
    • • একটি সংগীত মাত্রা (কোয়ার্টার নোট)
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    পাল — sail (noun) — পাল. A large piece of cloth that catches the wind to move a boat.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “sail”?

    • • pomegranate
    • • filter
    • • seasoned-wood
    • • canvas
    Show the answer

    canvas — canvas — ক্যানভাস, চিত্রপট, চিত্রফলক, মোটা কাপড়. A strong cloth that artists paint on.

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