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Meanings of nearer land in English

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Usage of nearer land in English
1
So that they found themselves presently much nearer land than they had supposed.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
2
It is not safe to venture nearer land than three quarters of a mile.
Captain Blood
3
Still it was just possible that they might be nearer land than they thought.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
4
The captain is so uncertain about the engines that he doesn't want to go nearer land.
Revenge!
5
I will bring the ship nearer land, and show you some of the treasures of the deep.
The Wizard of the Sea; Or, A Trip Under the Ocean
6
Investigators say the vessel was much too close to the shore and residents say its course was much nearer land than usual.
Reuters
7
When we get nearer land we will lower our topsails, so as not to be so easily made out from the land.
By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
8
In time the "Benson" returned to the surface, being now much nearer land then when the aft had made its dive.
The Submarine Boys and the Spies / Dodging the Sharks of the Dee...
9
As we coasted toward the south, however, the weather moderated, so that we were able to bring our ship with safety nearer land.
Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
10
Now we are due south of the south point of Van Diemen's Land, and consequently nearer land than we have been for some time.
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
11
"There ought to be," replied Dick Sand, "but much nearer land.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
12
"Let's stay here," said Howard, "for every second is taking us nearer land."
Adrift in the Wilds; Or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys
13
"At all events, we shall get so much nearer land."
Paddy Finn
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