sailing license
nounUK /ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈlaɪsns/
US /ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈlaɪsəns/
A sailing license is a card that says you are allowed to sail a boat.
You need a sailing license before you can take the boat out on the lake by yourself.
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2. An official document proving a person has passed a sailing course and knows the basic rules of the water.
She earned her sailing license after finishing the summer course at the yacht club.
3. A permit required by some countries to operate a recreational sailboat in coastal waters.
Renters must show a valid sailing license before taking the boat out of the marina.
4. A qualification that allows someone to work as crew or skipper on a sailing vessel.
His sailing license helped him get a job on a charter boat in Greece.