Usually means: Hoist and adjust sails; navigate.
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  1. make sail: Merriam-Webster
  2. make sail: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. make sail: Collins English Dictionary
  4. make sail: Wiktionary
  5. make sail: Dictionary.com
  6. make sail: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (make sail)

▸ verb:  (nautical) To extend an additional quantity of sail (i.e. to spread a sail or sails).
▸ verb:  (figurative) To embark; start a voyage.

Similar:
sailorize, make ship, oversail, reef, stretch out, lay on, spread, marine, mast, extend, more...

Opposite:
drop anchor, stay put, remain stationary, halt, stop

Phrases:
to make sail, make ready to sail again, more...

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Similar:
sailorize, make ship, oversail, reef, stretch out, lay on, spread, marine, mast, extend, more...

Opposite:
drop anchor, stay put, remain stationary, halt, stop

Phrases:
to make sail, make ready to sail again, more...



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