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drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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get the driftTo understand, at least at some basic or general level.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headwayRate it:

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bear upTo sail close to the wind.Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegalRate it:

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sail throughTo pass or progress quickly and easily.Rate it:

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set saildepartRate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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under sailWith sails unfurled; powered by the wind.Rate it:

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à voile et à vapeurAC/DC; literally on sail and on steam powerRate it:

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ancoram (ancoras) tollereto weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.Rate it:

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brace of shakesThe time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.Rate it:

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clap onto temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair windRate it:

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deferri, deici aliquoto be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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faire force de voilesTo crowd on all sail.Rate it:

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go largeTo have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.Rate it:

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navem (naves) solvereto weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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naves ex portu solvuntthe ships sail from the harbour.Rate it:

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où voulez-vous en venir?What are you driving at? What is your drift?Rate it:

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pull inTo tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.Rate it:

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rag baggerA sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.Rate it:

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ride downTo bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.Rate it:

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shake outTo unfurl a reef from a sailRate it:

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solvere (B. G. 4. 28)to weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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stretchTo sail by the wind under press of canvas.Rate it:

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tempestate abripito be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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to set asail?set off to sailRate it:

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ventum (tempestatem) nancti idoneum ex portu exeuntthe ships sail out on a fair wind.Rate it:

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