English Explanatory Dictionary

set sail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To depart on a voyage by boat or ship.
  2. To spread and arrange the sails of a sailboat or sailing ship for the purpose of putting out.
  3. To do the analogous counterpart on a vessel with any other means of propulsion, such as steaming.

Word forms

set sail sets sail setting sail

Synonyms

put out

Translations

Basque: itsasoratu Catalan: salpar Catalan: partir Catalan: fer-se a la mar Chinese Mandarin: 啟航 /启航 Finnish: lähteä purjehtimaan French: prendre la mer French: partir en mer French: appareiller French: mettre à la voile French: mettre les voiles German: abfahren Greek: αποπλέω Latin: velificor Polish: wypływać Polish: wypłynąć Portuguese: zarpar Spanish: zarpar Spanish: hacerse a la mar Spanish: avelar (disused) Spanish: partir Swahili: kutweka matanga Turkish: yelken açmak Ottoman Turkish: یلكنلمك Ottoman Turkish: یلكن آچمق
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