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shoot ahead

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Sir Harry then ordered the helm to be put hard a-port, which caused the ship to shoot ahead of the Inflexible.

The courses of the Constitution were now hauled on board, to shoot ahead, in order to repair her rigging, which was very much cut.

Sir Harry then ordered the helm to be put ‘hard a port,’ which caused the ship to shoot ahead of the Inflexible and clear of her.

While they were pulling in this manner, the boat would shoot ahead very rapidly.

Now and then he would mutter incoherently to himself and shoot ahead, keeping me almost on a run to maintain my place beside him.

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On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shoot ahead, such as: begin, continue, go on, advance, dash ahead, and edge forward.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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