Orchestra vs. Sail

Orchestranoun

(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.

Orchestranoun

A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.

Orchestranoun

The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

Orchestranoun

The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; - originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians. Now commonly called orchestra pit, to distinguish it from the section of the main floor occupied by spectators.

Orchestranoun

The space in the main floor of a theater in which the audience sits; also, the forward spectator section of the main floor, in distinction from the parterre, which is the rear section of the main floor.

Orchestranoun

The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians.

Orchestranoun

Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement.

Orchestranoun

The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments.

Orchestranoun

a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

Orchestranoun

seating on the main floor in a theater

Orchestra

An orchestra (; Italian: [orˈkɛstra]) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass woodwinds such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon brass instruments such as the horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba percussion instruments such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, and mallet percussion instrumentseach grouped in sections. Other instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone as soloist instruments, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments and guitars.A full-size Western orchestra may sometimes be called a symphony orchestra or philharmonic orchestra (from Greek phil-, , and ).

Sailnoun

(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

Sailnoun

(nautical,uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.

Sailnoun

(uncountable) The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use this power for travel or transport.

Sailnoun

A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Sailnoun

(dated) A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. Plural sail.

Sailnoun

The blade of a windmill.

Sailnoun

A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.

Sailnoun

The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.

Sailnoun

(fishing) A sailfish.

Sailnoun

(paleontology) an outward projection of the spine, occurring in certain dinosaurs and synapsids

Sailnoun

Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.

Sailverb

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 steam or other power.

Sailverb

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.

Sailverb

To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.

Sailverb

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

Sailverb

To move briskly and gracefully through the air.

Sailverb

To move briskly.

Sailnoun

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

Sailnoun

Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.

Sailnoun

A wing; a van.

Sailnoun

The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.

Sailnoun

A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.

Sailnoun

A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.

Sailverb

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.

Sailverb

To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.

Sailverb

To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.

Sailverb

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

Sailverb

To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.

Sailverb

To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.

Sailverb

To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.

Sailverb

To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.

Sailnoun

a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

Sailnoun

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

Sailverb

traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water);

Sailverb

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions;

Sailverb

travel in a boat propelled by wind;

Sailverb

travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means;

Sailnoun

a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel

Sailnoun

the use of sailing ships as a means of transport

Sailnoun

a sailing ship

Sailnoun

a wind-catching apparatus attached to the arm of a windmill.

Sailnoun

the broad fin on the back of a sailfish or of some prehistoric reptiles.

Sailnoun

a structure by which an animal is propelled across the surface of water by the wind, e.g. the float of a Portuguese man-of-war.

Sailnoun

a voyage or excursion in a ship, especially a sailing ship or boat

Sailnoun

the conning tower of a submarine.

Sailnoun

a canvas sheet or tarpaulin

Sailverb

travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation

Sailverb

travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power

Sailverb

begin a voyage; leave a harbour

Sailverb

travel by ship on or across (a sea) or on (a route)

Sailverb

navigate or control (a boat or ship)

Sailverb

move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner

Sailverb

succeed easily at (something, especially a test or examination)

Sailverb

attack physically or verbally with force.

Sail

A sail is a tensile structure—made from fabric or other membrane materials—that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles. Sails may be made from a combination of woven materials—including canvas or polyester cloth, laminated membranes or bonded filaments—usually in a three- or four-sided shape.