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English noun: weatherliness

1. weatherliness (attribute) (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)


SamplesThe Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness.


Broader (hypernym)maneuverability, manoeuvrability


Domain categorysailing ship, sailing vessel









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