Sentence:  Nothing daunted, the fleet put to sea, and after sailing <WSD>about</WSD> the island for some time, a landing was effected in the west of Munster. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. (First attested around 1350 to 1470.<ref name=SOED/>)