Phrase guide
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verb
To begin to move
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
to move with increasing speed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
to get headway by sail or steam so as to answer the helm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic
Topics: nautical, transport
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History
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