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set the land

set the land verb: to observe by the compass how the shore bears from the ship.

Verb

set the land (third-person singular simple present sets the land, present participle setting the land, simple past and past participle set the land)

  1. To observe by the compass how the shore bears from the ship.

Forms of set the land

third-person singular presentsets the land
present participlesetting the land
past participleset the land
pastset the land

Words that rhyme with set the land

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Questions about set the land

What does set the land mean?
Set the land means to observe by the compass how the shore bears from the ship.
What part of speech is set the land?
Set the land is a verb.
What is the past tense of set the land?
The past tense of set the land is set the land.

Words near set the land in the dictionary

  1. set the ball rolling
  2. set the bar
  3. set the cat among the pigeons
  4. set the heather alight
  5. set the heather on fire
  6. set the land
  7. set the pace
  8. set the record straight
  9. set the scene
  10. set the stage
  11. set the table

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