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eats to windward

eats to windward is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat to windward.

Meaning of eat to windward

Verb

eat to windward (third-person singular simple present eats to windward, present participle eating to windward, simple past ate to windward, past participle eaten to windward)

  1. (dated) To keep the course when close-hauled with minimal steering.

Questions about eats to windward

What is eats to windward the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats to windward is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat to windward.

Words near eats to windward in the dictionary

  1. eats the baby
  2. eats the leek
  3. eats the mic
  4. eats the onion
  5. eats the seed corn
  6. eats to windward
  7. eats twat
  8. eats up
  9. eats up with a spoon
  10. eats, breathes, and sleeps
  11. eatware

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