V / vēlĭfĭcātĭo
noun

vēlĭfĭcātĭo

gen. vēlĭfĭcātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a making sail; sailing
a making sail, sailing.
Lit.: mutatā velificatione, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 21.—
figuratively
Trop.: velificatione plenā in rempublicam ferebatur, Amm. 18, 5, 6: velificatione tranquillā, ut aiunt, ferebatur ad gloriam, id. 29, 2, 22.