Nautical (see also branch II). To get into (the wake of a vessel); to get into the course or current of (the wind). ? Obsolete.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] (50) fetch1630 Nautical (see also branch II). To get into (the wake of a vessel); to get into the course or current of (the wind). ? Obsolete. Subcategories:— of wind: propel or convey a vessel or person (2) — impede a ship (of the wind) (2) — keep wind from a ship or becalm (5) — get or keep weather gauge of (7) — sail to windward of (2) — keep ship close to wind (2) — force ship against wind or sea (5) — turn weather bow to (1) — luff or turn to windward (5) — cause to fall off or to leeward (3) — cause to go about (14) — cause to swerve suddenly to windward (1) |
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