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Definition of To strike sail

To strike sail
(c) To separate by a blow or any sudden action; as, to strike off what is superfluous or corrupt. To strike oil, to find petroleum when boring for it; figuratively, to make a lucky hit financially. [Slang, U.S.] To strike one luck, to shake hands with one and wish good luck. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. To strike out. (a) To produce by collision; to force out, as, to strike out sparks with steel. (b) To blot out; to efface; to erase. ``To methodize is as necessary as to strike out.' --Pope. (c) To form by a quick effort; to devise; to invent; to contrive, as, to strike out a new plan of finance. (d) (Baseball) To cause a player to strike out; -- said of the pitcher. See To strike out, under Strike, v. i. To strike sail. See under Sail. To strike up. (a) To cause to sound; to begin to beat. ``Strike up the drums.' --Shak. (b) To begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune. (c) To raise (as sheet metal), in making diahes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die. To strike work, to quit work; to go on a strike.

Meaning of To strike sail from wikipedia

- Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the m**** refusal of employees...
- ships. After Tromp refused to strike sail in salute, a battle took place, but the Dutch, despite their superior numbers, failed to capture any English ships...
- normally at 30 days notice to sail, was hastily readied and deplo**** as her replacement in just eight days. The carrier strike group comprised four British...
- A carrier strike group (CSG) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy. It is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel...
- Black Sails is an American television drama series created by Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz that debuted on January 25, 2014. It was produced...
- included an appeal to Anglicans not to "strike sail to a party which is an open and avowed enemy to our communion" but instead to "hang out the bloody...
- around Titagarh to strike was unsuccessful and there were remarkably strong anti-strike sentiments. Thus, concludes Sailer, the strikes, "rather than being...
- Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) was a British-led naval force that was deplo**** on Operation Fortis from May to December 2021. The Carrier Strike Group...
- Defence Journal. Retrieved 28 August 2019. "HMS Northumberland Sets Sail For Carrier Strike Group Deployment". Forces Network. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28...
- Sailing craft and their rigs Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the water (sailing ship, sailboat...