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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Weather \Weath"er\, a. (Naut.)
Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,
weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,
weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
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Weather gauge.
(a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of
another.
(b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage
in position.
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To veer, and tack, and steer a cause
Against the weather gauge of laws. --Hudibras.
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Weather helm (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing
vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to
put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.
Weather shore (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.
--Totten.
Weather tide (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee
side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Weather \Weath"er\, a. (Naut.)
Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,
weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,
weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
Weather gauge.
(a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of
another.
(b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage
in position.
To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the
weather gauge of laws. --Hudibras.
Weather helm (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing
vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to
put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.
Weather shore (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.
--Totten.
Weather tide (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee
side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.
Dict.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
weather helm
n.
(lb en nautical) A keeping of the helm somewhat aweather when a
vessel shows a tendency to come into the wind while sailing.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
weather helm
n.
(lb en nautical) A keeping of the helm somewhat aweather when a
vessel shows a tendency to come into the wind while sailing.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
weather helm
n.
(lb en nautical) A keeping of the helm somewhat aweather when a
vessel shows a tendency to come into the wind while sailing.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
weather helm
n.
(lb en nautical) A keeping of the helm somewhat aweather when a
vessel shows a tendency to come into the wind while sailing.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
weather helm /wˈɛðə hˈɛlm/
luvgierig [naut.]
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