At eight, being something more moderate, I made the Adventure signal to make sail; and soon after made sail ourselves under the courses and close-reefed top-sails.
If you like to make sail, I will order the felucca to stand on in your wake.
Baker, of the Valiant, armed lugger, to make sail to windward, for the purpose of reconnoitring them.
We shall sail all the better for a little spring and whip in the masts, unless I am greatly mistaken; therefore have the goodness to make sail at once, sir, if you please.
The letter was closed and wafered; I rushed on deck with it, but only to find that the last boat from the shore had shoved off, and the next instant the hands were turned up to make sail.
The signal to us to make sail to the northward was hoisted from her masthead, and while she stood away after the tea-chests, we shaped a course for England.
All we could hope was that, when daylight returned, we might find ourselves clear to the northward of all dangers, and then with tolerable sea-room we might expect to make sail so as to carry the ship into an English port.
The captain paced the deck, now looking aft, now aloft, waiting for the moment when he could venture to make sail again.
We were aroused by hearing his voice issuing orders to his crew to make sail.
When they got aboard the captain told the mate to take the sentries out of the boats, to make sail, and run in close out of the currents, as it was all right.
The captain and the guests went below to open another jar, while the mate and cooper roused up the hands who were lying about yarning and smoking, and told them to make sail.
But so strong a wind sprung up, as to threaten to drive the ship ashore; and Jones was forced to make sail, and get an offing.
Jones determined upon flight, and ordered all hands aloft, to make sail.
Porter determined to make sail, and try to close with his foes.
Make sail, make sail, sir, and if you succeed, we will venture to break ground.
It blew too hard, however, to make sail on her, and Bob was obliged to scud until the gale broke.
In a word, every preparation was made that might be necessary to make sail on the pinnace, and to proceed to sea in her, at once.
Bob gave a good account of her qualities, and said he should not hesitate to make sail in her for either of the continents, in a case of necessity.
No sooner was the boat secured astern, and its freight disposed of, than the mate began to make sail.
The sloop-of-war no sooner filled her maintop-sail than she drew ahead, leaving plenty of room for the brigantine to make sail on her course.
It may be well to add here, that the Poughkeepsie had shaken out her reefs, and was betraying the impatience of Captain Mull to make sail in chase, by firing signal-guns to his boats to bear a hand and return.
Stand by to make sail, boys; and if he offer to enter the boat, pitch him out with the boat-hooks.
I trust, if we do get it, that it will be from a quarter which will enable us to make sail," answered Jack.
We shall have it strong enough presently to make sail," he added.
Flow your fore topmast staysail sheet, to help her to come to, and call all hands to make sail.
Paul Pringle as he eyed her, while he and his companions were repairing damages, again to make sail.
These considerations made everybody on board work with a will, and all night long the wearied crew of the Ruby were putting their own ship into fighting order, and getting up jury-masts so as to make sail on the prize.
In this condition she was still able to make sail, which she did, as did also the Jacobin, the Queen Charlotte being too much disabled in her masts and rigging to follow.
When once more the two frigates were in a condition to make sail, and were standing along amicably together, Captain Garland called the crew aft.
However, we had by this time got up apologies for three masts, and, moreover, managed to make sail on them.
There was no use going after the pirate brig by ourselves, so that all that we could do was to make sail in the hopes of catching up our friend.
Stand by to make sail on the cutter; and put the helm up," cried Porpoise.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "make sail" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
