put to sea

VERB

sail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cross cruise drift float fly leave move navigate reach run shoot skim soar steer sweep

STRONG

boat captain dart embark flit motor pilot scud skipper tack voyage wing

WEAK

cast anchor cast off get under way make headway set sail skirr weigh anchor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go land remain stay stop walk

VERB

weigh anchor

Synonyms

WEAK

bring the anchor home cast off loose for sea unmoor up-anchor

Example Sentences

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The migrants meet the gear, assemble it and put to sea in minutes.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

They had put to sea three months before at a cost of around $15,000 a day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Charities deny this, saying the migrants put to sea regardless.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2023

The submersible had a four-day oxygen supply when it put to sea around 6 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

All went aboard at once and put to sea, taking the two of us.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer