fill away
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He ordered the second lieutenant to fill away for the narrows, and once more the Storm King went dashing over the waves in pursuit of the Crusoe men.
From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry
The men on the ship beseeched Morgan to fill away and abandon their comrades.
From Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main by Crawford, Will
Immediately ordered the officer to fill away; went on deck, and at a glance perceived that the sail was a brig running clear of us, and some distance astern.
From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael
Captain Lane thought of all these dangers, and was about to give the order to "fill away the main-yard," when something seemed to say to him: "There is some one in that boat!"
From Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established by Musick, John R. (John Roy)
He told his mates that as soon as the brig rounded the western end of the island of Cuba, he would fill away for Key West, which was the nearest Federal naval station.
From Marcy The Blockade Runner by White, George G. (George Gorgas)
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