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gain the wind

gain the wind verb: to reach the windward side of another ship.

Verb

gain the wind (third-person singular simple present gains the wind, present participle gaining the wind, simple past and past participle gained the wind)

  1. (archaic) To reach the windward side of another ship.
    Synonyms:
    weather

Synonyms of gain the wind

Forms of gain the wind

third-person singular presentgains the wind
present participlegaining the wind
past participlegained the wind
pastgained the wind

Questions about gain the wind

What does gain the wind mean?
Gain the wind means to reach the windward side of another ship.
What part of speech is gain the wind?
Gain the wind is a verb.
What is the past tense of gain the wind?
The past tense of gain the wind is gained the wind.

Words near gain the wind in the dictionary

  1. gain of function
  2. gain on
  3. gain one's spurs
  4. gain over
  5. gain steam
  6. gain the wind
  7. gain time
  8. gain times
  9. gain traction
  10. gain twist
  11. gain twists

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