What does set sail mean?
set sail
Definition
Of a ship or its crew: to leave a port and start a voyage.
Example sentences
By the time we got to the harbour, the trawlers had already set sail — they leave at four in the morning.
Old sailors refused to set sail on a Friday, and my grandmother still won't start a trip on one.
Old sailors refused to set sail on a Friday, and my grandmother still won't start a trip on one.