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Definition of Plain sailing
1. Noun. Easy unobstructed progress. "After we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Advancement, Forward Motion, Onward Motion, Procession, Progress, Progression
Definition of Plain sailing
1. Noun. (nautical) The navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) (obsolete spelling of plane sailing) ¹
3. Adjective. (context: by extension) simple, straightforward, or easy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plain Sailing
Literary usage of Plain sailing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"Keep up your heart the first three minutes, and after that it will be all plain
sailing. Ever yours, LETTEE 323. ..."
2. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"New Georgia is visible dead ahead, and all is plain sailing. Jack has fallen into
a doze, and I yearn over his face, gone tired and sick as he relaxes. ..."
3. Mexico on the Verge by Emile Joseph Dillon (1921)
""It is," he answered, "plain sailing." About eighteen months later in the -foyer of
... But you told me that it was all plain sailing." "Alas, poor Turkey! ..."
4. Modern Engineering Practice: Steam, Electricity, Mechanics by Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus, Ill American School (Chicago, American School (Chicago, Ill.) (1903)
"plain sailing is sailing on the supposition that the earth is flat; that the
meridians are straight lines parallel to each other and at right angles to the ..."
5. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"Keep up your heart the first three minutes, and after that it will be all plain
sailing. Ever yours, LETTEE 323. ..."
6. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"New Georgia is visible dead ahead, and all is plain sailing. Jack has fallen into
a doze, and I yearn over his face, gone tired and sick as he relaxes. ..."
7. Mexico on the Verge by Emile Joseph Dillon (1921)
""It is," he answered, "plain sailing." About eighteen months later in the -foyer of
... But you told me that it was all plain sailing." "Alas, poor Turkey! ..."
8. Modern Engineering Practice: Steam, Electricity, Mechanics by Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus, Ill American School (Chicago, American School (Chicago, Ill.) (1903)
"plain sailing is sailing on the supposition that the earth is flat; that the
meridians are straight lines parallel to each other and at right angles to the ..."
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