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Gather way
"Gather way" in a Sentence (2 examples)
The boat beginning to gather way, too, I threw Sennit the end of a lower-studding-sail halyards, that were brought aft for the purpose, ordered his bowman to let go his hold of the tackle, and dropped the boat a safe towing distance astern
The ship tacked with the same admirable precision as before, and on gathering way was found to be looking well up for the entrance to the narrow channel.
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