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full sail

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noun

all the sails of a vessel: All three ships had full sail set.

adverb

with all sails set: The ship was moving ahead full sail.
rapidly; forcefully: He proceeded full sail despite our objections.

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Nearby words

  1. full pitch,
  2. full powered,
  3. full professor,
  4. full radiator,
  5. full rhyme,
  6. full score,
  7. full sentence,
  8. full speed,
  9. full speed ahead,
  10. full stop

Origin of full sail

First recorded in 1585–95
Related formsfull-sailed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for full sail

full sail

adverb

at top speed

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

with all sails set
Derived Formsfull-sailed, adjective
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