sail vs balloon sail

balloon sail vs sail

sail and balloon sail both are nouns.

sail is a verb but balloon sail is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sail	Yes	No	Yes	No
balloon sail	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, balloon sail is a hyponym of sail; that is, balloon sail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sail:

sail: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
balloon sail: any light loose sail

Other hyponyms of sail include crossjack, mizzen course, fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, mainsail, main-topsail, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail.

sail (noun)	balloon sail (noun)
an ocean trip taken for pleasure	any light loose sail
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
any structure that resembles a sail

sail (verb)	balloon sail (verb)
travel on water propelled by wind
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
traverse or travel on (a body of water)

Difference between sail and balloon sail

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