cast loose
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An instrument-laden pier survived Harvey’s landfall, but a boat cast loose by the storm later struck and destroyed it.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 1, 2017
Carried to about 15,000 feet by the mother plane, the baka would be cast loose by its pilot to ride on the 40-second "whoosh" from three powerful rockets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gales lashed the Channel, and along the French coast barges and small vessels were reported cast loose in confusion.
From Time Magazine Archive
One day last week Austria's famed Glider Pilot Robert Kronfeld, onetime holder of the world's record, cast loose from a towing airplane over Calais, tussled with headwinds for two hours, landed at Dover.
From Time Magazine Archive
I want these men drilled until they can cast loose their guns, run them out, and fire—” he snapped his fingers—“like that! Do you understand?”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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