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Arrest
warrants: official documents signed by a court official ordering
the arrest of named persons
out:
here, 'out' means arrest warrants 'have been issued'
coaster:
a ships that sails along the coast
should
have got back: it is reasonable to expect that the boat would
have returned
The
longer....the greater...: One depends on the other - if the
ship is not seen for a long time, the chances are very high that
the captain has put in to a port
sighting:
an occasion on which something is seen - sometimes only for a short
time
put
in: if a ships puts in, it lands (or docks) at a port
disembarked:
when you disembark from a ship or plane, you leave it at the end
of your journey
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