put to sea
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The migrants meet the gear, assemble it and put to sea in minutes.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
No sooner had he found his bunk than the Curtiss put to sea, joining a supply convoy to Wake Island, then to Midway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
The Titan submersible had a 96-hour oxygen supply when it put to sea at roughly 6 a.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Rahman said not all Rohingya who put to sea do so from Bangladesh.
From Reuters ● Dec. 27, 2022
The sun was rising for the third time since he had put to sea when the fish started to circle.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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