weatherliness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def (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)
examples the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness
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Hypernym maneuverability, manoeuvrability
Domain of synset - TOPIC sailing vessel, sailing ship
Derivationally related form weatherliness → weatherly
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Derivationally related form weatherly → weatherliness
Pertainym (pertains to noun) weatherly → weatherliness
Member of this domain - TOPIC sailing vessel, sailing ship
Hyponym maneuverability, manoeuvrability

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