What's the difference between ahoy and hail?

Ahoy


Definition:

  • (interj.) A term used in hailing; as, "Ship ahoy."

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "Hello" won the day, although "ahoy" still lingers .
  • (2) And Treasure Island has naturally enough moved with the times, with ahoy there face-painting and a fan page on Facebook.
  • (3) Speaking of wildly-hyped Brazilian forwards (well, a few sentences ago), word is that West Ham are looking at Alexandre Pato , even if (understatement ahoy) his career hasn’t quite panned out like Neymar’s has.
  • (4) That's a 24 and possibly 54-minute (plus pens) long rollercoaster ride ahoy!
  • (5) That scoreline is nicely poised for the second leg (about all that was poised — yellow cards ahoy in that one).
  • (6) But Graham Bell's company wanted people to use "ahoy".
  • (7) Parental advisory ahoy: " Ohh… Pablo Zabaleta, he is the fucking man!
  • (8) Prediction time: an easy win for Bayern ahoy, in my opinion.
  • (9) Gamble and Huff documented the era of Vietnam, Watergate and ghetto tension as effectively as the music of Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, with social commentaries such as the O Jays' For the Love of Money and Ship Ahoy , and Billy Paul's Am I Black Enough for You?

Hail


Definition:

  • (n.) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones.
  • (v. i.) To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
  • (v. t.) To pour forcibly down, as hail.
  • (a.) Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
  • (v. t.) To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
  • (v. t.) To name; to designate; to call.
  • (v. i.) To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.
  • (v. i.) To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
  • (v. t.) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
  • (n.) A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The agreement, hailed as a "landmark" deal and a breakthrough by politicians and the green lobby alike, came before a crucial EU summit opening in Brussels tomorrow at which 27 prime ministers and presidents are supposed to finalise an ambitious package to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020.
  • (2) "It's very clear now that the administration agrees with us," said Wyden, hailing a switch from both the Bush and Obama administration stance that "collecting these records is vital to western civilisation".
  • (3) Many other innovations are also being hailed as the future of food, from fake chicken to 3D printing and from algae to lab-grown meat.
  • (4) Three million of us are behind our team!” trumpets La Republica, who hail “the national team's exemplary behaviour so far, both individually and collectively.” Naturally they were saying exactly the same thing after the defeat to Costa Rica.
  • (5) The win reduced Chelsea’s lead over them to six points and Pellegrini hailed a first clean sheet in five matches.
  • (6) Chancellor George Osborne hailed today's GDP data as a sign that the UK is recovering ( see his statement here ).
  • (7) Read more The agreement earned a mixed initial reception, with the UN hailing a “bold” and “groundbreaking” outcome even as other delegates complained of “a terrible precedent” and lack of moral leadership.
  • (8) Didi Chuxing also claims it accounts for 87% of China’s ride-hailing market, in which US-based Uber is trying to break through.
  • (9) Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "Scotland is rightly hailed as a land of food and drink, which is underpinned by the record exports achieved in both areas in 2011.
  • (10) The draft released last Monday had been hailed by some church observers and gay rights groups as “a stunning change” in how the Catholic hierarchy talked about gay people.
  • (11) Yet victory at Wembley will be hailed as vindication of the decision to change manager.
  • (12) This finding has been hailed as a landmark in cell physiology which may reveal new mechanisms of viral pathogenesis.
  • (13) While the 1998 World Cup victory by a multicultural “black, blanc, beur” French football team led by Zinedine Zidane was hailed as a new beginning for a mixed nation, it did not stop the race rows and monkey chants in French football.
  • (14) He hailed the party's commitment to lift low and average earners out of tax, and rounded on those who criticised the Lib Dems' proposed "mansion tax" – a tax on properties worth over £2m – as an attack on "ordinary middle-class owners", saying: "You wonder what part of the solar system they live in."
  • (15) He hailed the decision to award the Games to London, saying: "This is just the most fantastic opportunity to do everything we ever dreamed of in British sport."
  • (16) Amid reports that the Treasury is concerned about the escalating costs of the project, which have now reached £42.6bn, the chancellor hailed the chance to change the "economic geography" of Britain.
  • (17) In what is being hailed as one of the first tangible signs in a change of outlook for Greece, the European Investment Bank has also agreed to inject up to €750m into the cashed-starved Greek economy with immediate effect.
  • (18) The US Department of Justice hailed a “landmark achievement”.
  • (19) Cameron also did not know about Ashcroft's status as recently as 8 February – by which time Hague knew – when the Tory leader hailed the change in the law in a speech on new politics.
  • (20) Taxis will still accept customers hailing them from the street.

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