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weather gage

weather gage is the alternative spelling of weather gauge.

Meaning of weather gauge

Noun

weather gauge (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An advantageous position of one sailing vessel with respect to another, because of the direction of the prevailing wind, that allows it to maneuver for an attack etc.
    Antonyms:
    lee gauge

Questions about weather gage

What is weather gage the alternative spelling of?
Weather gage is the alternative spelling of weather gauge.

Words near weather gage in the dictionary

  1. weather forecasters
  2. weather forecasting
  3. weather forecasts
  4. weather front
  5. weather fronts
  6. weather gage
  7. weather gauge
  8. weather guesser
  9. weather guessers
  10. weather helm
  11. weather helms

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