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Weather shore — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weather shore — noun Etymology: weather (II) : a shore lying to the windward ships hug a weather shore to get a lee, but they give a lee shore a wide berth Gavin Douglas … Useful english dictionary
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weather gauge — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weather helm — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weather tide — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shore Line East — Ex Amtrak CTDOT P40DC #841 at New Haven Union Station Overview Type … Wikipedia
Weather records in Windsor, Ontario — Extreme weather has been known to hit Windsor, Ontario, and the city is home to several local, national, and international weather records. They are shown below, organized chronologically (by date): 1913 * March 21: The area between Windsor and… … Wikipedia
Shore lead — NOAA Ship Surveyor in 1977. A shore lead (or coastal lead) is an oceanographic term for a waterway opening between pack ice and shore. While the gap of water[1] may be as narrow a … Wikipedia
Lee shore — The terms lee shore and weather or windward shore are nautical terms used to describe a stretch of shoreline. These terms are defined from the point of view of a boat near the shore, so a lee shore is one found to the leeward side of the boat,… … Wikipedia
