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weatherliness

noun

(of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind)

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Word length
13
Starts with
W
Ends with
S
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
19

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noun

  1. (of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind)

    “The Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness”

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The Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness

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