set sail
1set sail — ► set sail 1) hoist the sails of a boat. 2) begin a voyage. Main Entry: ↑set …
2set sail — phrasal : to begin a voyage : start out we are setting sail for England next week * * * set sail 1. To spread the sails 2. To set forth on a voyage (with for) • • • Main Entry: ↑sail set sail see unde …
3set sail — to begin a trip on a ship or boat. Later he left California and set sail for Australia, searching for gold. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of set sail (= put up the sails of a boat to use the wind to move forward) …
4set sail — {v. phr.} To begin a sea voyage; start sailing. * /The ship set sail for Europe./ …
5set sail — {v. phr.} To begin a sea voyage; start sailing. * /The ship set sail for Europe./ …
6set sail — phrasal to start out on a course; especially to begin a voyage < set sail for Bermuda > …
7set sail — verb To embark on a voyage by boat. We set sail for the Caribbean …
8set\ sail — v. phr. To begin a sea voyage; start sailing. The ship set sail for Europe …
9set sail — start sailing, begin a sea voyage The three women set sail for Hawaii on a small sailboat …
10set sail — to begin a journey across water The ship set sail on Wednesday …
