make sail
see set sail.
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How to use make sail in a sentence
I reported the circumstance to Captain Luttrell, who ordered me at once to make sail in that direction.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. KingstonHe instantly gave orders to furl the awning, and to be ready to make sail as soon as the breeze should reach us.
Peter the Whaler | W.H.G. KingstonBut their wonderings were soon set at rest by the boatswain's call of "All hands, make sail, ahoy!"
Down the Rhine | Oliver OpticIf the money does not arrive soon, I expect that the remaining five ships (the others are off) will soon make sail for Spezia.
Byron | Richard EdgcumbeCalmly he ordered the lieutenant to make sail and take the ship to sea, signalling to the two prizes to follow.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.
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