The Clue
Ballooners, e.g. (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SAILS
Tags
Notes
The answer SAILS is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
Related Clues
Embarks
Moonrakers
Topgallants
Breezes (through)
Features of the Bounty
Flying jibs
Goes to sea
Jibs, mizzens, etc.
Lateens and Genoas
Leaves harbor
Leaves port
Mizzen and jib
Mizzen and lateen
Moves effortlessly
Niña's flappers
"Red ___ in the Sunset"
Rides on the briny
Schooner features
Seascape sights
Sheets for salts
Spanker and spencer
Takes the QE2
Trimming targets
Flies (through)
Emulates Dennis Conner
Encounters no resistance
Explores the seven seas
They're often billowed
Travels via water
Welcome sight for a castaway
Jimmy Kennedy's "sunset" sight
Sheets on a ship
They may be trimmed
Definition
SAIL as a noun:
1. (sail, canvas, canvass, sheet) = a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
2. (cruise, sail) = an ocean trip taken for pleasure
SAIL as a verb:
1. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
2. (sweep, sail) = move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
3. travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
4. (voyage, sail, navigate) = travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"