make sail

verb

To extend an additional quantity of sail (i.e. to spread a sail or sails).

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Meanings

verbmake sail (third-person singular simple present makes sail, present participle making sail, simple past and past participle made sail)

present singular third person makes sail · participle present making sail · participle past made sail · past made sail

  1. nauticalTo extend an additional quantity of sail (i.e. to spread a sail or sails).
  2. figurativelyTo embark; start a voyage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
embark

Translations

Irish éadach a dhéanamh
  • éadach a dhéanamhto extend an additional quantity of sail
Latin vēlificor
  • vēlificorto extend an additional quantity of sail
Cite this entry
APA

make sail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20sail

MLA

“make sail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20sail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make sail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20sail.

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