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good leg

good leg noun: a course sailed on a tack near to the desired course.

Noun

good leg (plural good legs)

  1. A course sailed on a tack near to the desired course.
    • In a minute or two the Swash was under what Mrs. Budd might have called her "attacking" canvas, and was close by the wind, looking on a good leg well up the harbour.1848, James Fenimore Cooper, Jack Tier

Forms of good leg

pluralgood legs

Questions about good leg

What does good leg mean?
Good leg means a course sailed on a tack near to the desired course.
What part of speech is good leg?
Good leg is a noun.
What is the plural of good leg?
The plural of good leg is good legs.

Words near good leg in the dictionary

  1. good language
  2. good laugh
  3. good law
  4. good leaver
  5. good leavers
  6. good leg
  7. good legs
  8. good length
  9. good lengths
  10. good lick
  11. good licks

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