make sail

Idioms  

1. see set sail.

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Example Sentences

As admiral, I at once assumed command of the fleet, which I ordered to make sail for Kioram without delay.

From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by Bradshaw, William Richard

Early in September he observed a great stir of preparation; cannon and military stores were embarked, and a fleet of one hundred and forty transports were ready to make sail.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

Good luck to you, Murray; make sail, and let’s be off, for I sha’n’t feel as if the old Sally is safe till we’ve left this beautiful spot a hundred knots astern.

From Midnight Webs by Fenn, George Manville

And what does Adam do but haul up his anchor as soon as Roberts was out of sight, and, being well content with his earnings, make sail for Maryland, where the company was disbanded.

From The Watchers A Novel by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

My ship was under topsails, and it took us some little time to make sail.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael