PRETERNATURAL

PRETERNATURAL

Pre-ter-natch-er-ral

Odd; peculiar; otherworldly;

Being beyond what is natural.

It was preternatural to see flying turtles until we saw it was a kite.

Rabbits in the tree were preternatural and very odd to see.

Pre - ter - natural

Pre (Reminds) Pre or before

Natural (Reminds) Natural

Things are strange when they are pre-natural.

PRE NATURAL

You are a sailboat captain. You yell, "Put up the sails and scuttle ahead!"  How fast do you go?

Answer below...

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Answer:  

You don't go. You sink your boat. Scuttle means to sink a ship on purpose.