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WEATHERLINESS

• WEATHERLINESS (noun)
The noun WEATHERLINESS has 1 sense:

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)

Familiarity information: WEATHERLINESS used as a noun is very rare.

• WEATHERLINESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness

Hypernyms ("weatherliness" is a kind of...):

maneuverability; manoeuvrability (the quality of being maneuverable)

Domain category:

sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)

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