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Meaning of crowd sail | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To carry an unusual amount of sail in an attempt to accelerate the speed of a vessel.

dated, idiomatic

Examples

“the Spaniards busied themselves in making the most of a sudden favourable change⟳ of wind, and, without much regard to order⟳, were crowding sail⟳ to get⟳ near the land⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

crowd surf crowd surfing crowd together crowd up crowd-kill crowd-killed

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