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