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in the eye of the wind

in the eye of the wind prepositional phrase: in a direction opposed to the wind.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a direction opposed to the wind.
    • A ship sails in the eye of the wind.

Questions about in the eye of the wind

What does in the eye of the wind mean?
In the eye of the wind means in a direction opposed to the wind.
What part of speech is in the eye of the wind?
In the eye of the wind is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the eye of the wind in the dictionary

  1. in the end
  2. in the event
  3. in the event of
  4. in the event that
  5. in the extreme
  6. in the eye of the wind
  7. in the eyes of
  8. in the eyes of the law
  9. in the face of
  10. in the family way
  11. in the fast lane

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