Still the masts held, and the captain evidently dared not shorten sail, as only by carrying on could he hope to keep to windward.
Before the watch was out, Harry had to turn the hands up to shorten sail; a strong breeze was blowing, increasing every instant in violence.
I therefore advised him to lie down on the coats and blankets I had brought on deck to get some rest, while I took his place at the helm, promising to call him should the breeze freshen and it become necessary to shorten sail.
Just then the watch below was summoned on deck to shorten sail.
Jim," I shouted; "shorten sail, or the masts will be over the side!
Hence, in is also used as an order to shorten sail, as "In topgallant-sails.
An apostrophe often made when the masts complain in a fresh squall, or are over-pressed, and it is unadvisable to shorten sail.
A designation of inexperienced officers, who are troublesome to the watch by constantly calling it unnecessarily to trim, make, or shorten sail.
Shorten sail, Mr Yerk, and heave the ship to," said the Captain to the first lieutenant.
Forward, and call all hands to shorten sail; but, doucement, you land crab!
One lovely afternoon, to the surprise of all hands, the order was given to shorten sail.
Bill and myself, available to make or shorten sail.
It is all very well for you navy men, when you are cruising, to shorten sail at sunset, so that your people may be reasonably sure of an undisturbed night," he said.
The captain ordered all hands to remain on deck at their stations, ready to shorten sail at a moment's notice.
The captain shortly afterwards issued the order for all hands to be ready to shorten sail as soon as no chance remained of escaping without fighting.
The mates were at their stations ready to shorten sail.
It became therefore necessary to make the men sharp when all hands were turned up to shorten sail; and he let it be understood that he intended on such occasions to punish the last man off the lower deck.
At the same moment the crew of the Espoir were seen swarming aloft to shorten sail.
As the evening advanced, the wind increased, but we were gaining rapidly on the chase, and of course the captain was unwilling to shorten sail.
Presently, after one of his frequent halts, Mendouca turned and gave orders to shorten sail.
The boats could reach her in forty minutes, when their crews would take possession, shorten sail, and wait for us to join.
Nevertheless, we had gone too far to retreat without an effort, and we began, in our turn, to shorten sail, in readiness for the combat.
The ship was off Bedlow's, and the pilot had begun to shorten sail, when a schooner crossed our fore-foot, beating down.
As I had determined to shorten sail, however, we now set about it in earnest, and with all the precautions exacted by the circumstances.
I hadn't been more than a minute in the cabin after lending a hand to shorten sail.
I thought it time, now, to shorten sail and to pretend to see him.
I confess I was disposed to shorten sail, and let the cruiser come alongside; but Marble, as usual, was for holding on.
It was not necessary toshorten sail in order to do this, for the vessel's way did not exceed five knots.
The order was promptly given to shorten sail,--the crew as promptly flew aloft to obey it.
The men required to shorten sail, had slackened at their labours at the pumps.
All hands were called, quick aloft they flew to shorten sail, tacks, sheets, and halliards quickly were let go.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shorten sail" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
