Found 1 hit - Term: weather tide, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [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
Results 1 - 7 of 7 found about weather tide: Neap Tide
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Neap Tide, definition of term: Neap Tide
neap+tide_pag1.html Spring Tide
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Spring Tide, definition of term: Spring Tide
spring+tide_pag1.html Low Tide
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Low Tide, definition of term: Low Tide
low+tide_pag1.html High Tide
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High Tide, definition of term: High Tide
high+tide_pag1.html Flood Tide
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Flood Tide, definition of term: Flood Tide
flood+tide_pag1.html Half Tide
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Half Tide, definition of term: Half Tide
half+tide_pag1.html Ebb Tide
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Ebb Tide, definition of term: Ebb Tide
ebb+tide_pag1.html
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