Clouds sailed like ships.

Meaning: This means the clouds were moving in the sky, and their movement resembled the sailing of ships on water.

Choice of Words: Clouds are the visible masses of water vapor suspended in the atmosphere. Sailed is the past tense of sail, which means to travel on water in a boat. Like is a preposition that means similar to or resembling. Ships are large watercraft used for transporting people or goods. When you put them together, "Clouds sailed like ships" is a metaphor comparing the movement of clouds to the sailing of ships.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Clouds sailed the sky like ships.
• Fluffy clouds sailed across the blue sky like graceful ships.
• Clouds sailed sky like white ships.
• Comets sailed through space like celestial ships.
• White clouds sail like ships on the ocean.
• Leaves float down like tiny ships.
• Clouds sailed sky like white boats.
• Clouds sailed across the blue sky like white boats.
• Clouds sailed across the sky like cotton balls.
• White clouds sailed like boats across sky.