[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

   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.
       1913 webster

             to veer, and tack, and steer a cause
             against the weather gauge of laws.   --hudibras.
       1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
weather gauge weather helm weather shore weather tide 

Weather Gauge >> W Words
Weather Gauge, definition of term: Weather Gauge
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Gauge >> G Words
Gauge, definition of term: Gauge
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Weather >> W Words
Weather, definition of term: Weather
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Weather Map >> W Words
Weather Map, definition of term: Weather Map
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Weather Report >> W Words
Weather Report, definition of term: Weather Report
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Weather Vane >> W Words
Weather Vane, definition of term: Weather Vane
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Weather Forecas >> W Words
Weather Forecas, definition of term: Weather Forecas
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Weather Forecas >> W Words
Weather Forecas, definition of term: Weather Forecas
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Gauge Boson >> G Words
Gauge Boson, definition of term: Gauge Boson
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Rain Gauge >> R Words
Rain Gauge, definition of term: Rain Gauge
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