SET SAIL Definition & Meaning

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set sail

Also, make sail. Begin a voyage on water, as in Dad rented a yacht, and we're about to set sail for the Caribbean, or We'll make sail for the nearest port. These expressions, dating from the early 1500s, originally meant “put the sails in position to catch the wind,” and hence cause the vessel to move.

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That was the scene on Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise, which set sail from Miami on May 9-13 on board Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Gem, and the 1,800 or so passengers were in punk rock heaven.

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Global markets are rising again, and container ships can set sail across the Pacific.

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Seddon's squad set sail for New Zealand and Australia on RMS Kaikoura.

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It tells the story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, who sold their Derbyshire bungalow to build a boat and set sail for New Zealand, in 1972, but had to survive at sea for 118 days after it sank.

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Congratulations coach, thank you and all the best from your @FOXSports and @NFLonFOX family as you set sail into retirement.

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