Proceed
Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Sail and proceed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sail" instead a verb "Proceed".
Nearby Word: proceeding
Sail
Sail verb - To travel on water in a vessel.
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Both words in one sentence
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Rule of Cool / Rule of Drama: Professor Layton tends to, after a certain point in the story, suddenly ditch all concerns about logic and proceed to sail along purely on these.
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In Oracle of Seasons, the skeletal pirates eventually stop being stranded and set sail on the open seas, only to immediately become seasick, dock their ship and proceed to stand around on a beach for the rest of the game.
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