set the land

verb

To observe by the compass how the shore bears from the ship.

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Meanings

verbset the land (third-person singular simple present sets the land, present participle setting the land, simple past and past participle set the land)

present singular third person sets the land · participle present setting the land

  1. nauticalTo observe by the compass how the shore bears from the ship.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with set the land

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APA

set the land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20land

MLA

“set the land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20land. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set the land,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20land.

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