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weather gauge

weather gauge noun: 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.

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

Antonyms of weather gauge

Forms of weather gauge

alternative formweather gage

Questions about weather gauge

What does weather gauge mean?
Weather gauge means 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.
What part of speech is weather gauge?
Weather gauge is a noun.

Words near weather gauge in the dictionary

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

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