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Set sail

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sailnoun(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
looseNot fixed in place tightly or firmly.
go to seaverb(idiomatic) To become a sailor.
put outverbTaking offense; indignant.
launchnounThe act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
set offverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
start offverbTo begin.
navigateverb(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
boatnounA craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
sallynounA willow.
kit outverb(transitive, UK) To provide with equipment.
sail on another boardverb(obsolete, nautical) To act in an unusual manner; to behave differently.
voyagenounA long journey, especially by ship.
seelnoun(UK, dialectal) Good fortune; happiness; bliss.
ship a seaverb(intransitive, nautical) To have a large wave wash over one's vessel.
splashnoun(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
rollnounThe act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
yachtnoun(nautical) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
ridenounAn instance of riding.
jet offverb(intransitive) To go by airplane to a destination.

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