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Meanings of sail for in English

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Usage of sail for in English
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Then we will sail for Germany, by way of London and Paris.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
2
In the year 1586 the Great Armada set sail for the north.
The Story of Mankind
3
Edward then set sail for England; and thus ended the last Crusade.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
4
They set sail for the old world in the steamship Arago, Capt.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
5
They were on their way to the steamer to sail for Paris.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
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On the 28th of June the vessels set sail for San Domingo.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
7
One was taking in water, after which it would sail for Otranto.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
8
And on the first of October they were to sail for Europe.
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
9
I had expected to sail for home, in a week or two.
On the Firing Line
10
Then I heard about the fleet making ready to sail for Algiers.
The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as...
11
The ships will be there all weekend before setting sail for Lerwick.
BBC
12
He soon set sail for France, leaving his son Biencourt in charge.
France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
13
By midsummer four ships were ready to set sail for the Gulf.
Crusaders of New France / A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the...
14
The money thus fraudulently obtained enabled Napoleon to set sail for Egypt.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
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She stood to the southward, and we made sail for Port Royal.
Paddy Finn
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Accordingly, with his wife he set sail for Hamburg in June, 1835.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4
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United Kingdom
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