- make sail
- phrasal 1. to raise or spread sail 2. to set out on a voyage
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
make sail
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make sail — ► make sail spread a sail or sails, especially to begin a voyage. Main Entry: ↑make … English terms dictionary
make sail — phrasal 1. a. : to raise or spread sail b. : to set additional sail 2. : to set out on a voyage * * * make sail 1. To increase the quantity of sail 2. To set sail • • • Ma … Useful english dictionary
make sail Sailing — spread a sail or sails. ↘start a voyage. → make … English new terms dictionary
make sail — set sail, depart on a boat cruise … English contemporary dictionary
To make sail — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make sail — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make sail — (Naut.) Set the sails, hoist the sails, spread the sails … New dictionary of synonyms
set or make sail — naut. navig. idi set or make sail, to start a voyage … From formal English to slang
make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sail — Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
