put to sea

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put to sea

verb puts to sea · putting to sea · put to sea · put out to sea

  1. of a boat or ship To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing. The sun was rising for the third time since he had put to sea when the fish started to circle.

    Similar: go to sea, take to the sea

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verb to leave port

Deutschin See stechen
Italianoprendere il largo

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@misc{put_to_sea_2026,
  title = {put to sea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20to%20sea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}