weathermostadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛðəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈwɛðərˌmoʊst/

Etymology: < weather n. (8) + -most suffix.

Nautical.

Furthest to windward.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adjective] > windward

weathermost1589

windwarda1687

1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 125 The Christopher being the headmost & the weathermost man.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea lix. 140 But in equitie and reason, the le-ward shippe ought euer to giue way to the weather most.

1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 292 Having got the Length of the Weathermost of the little Islands, I bore away afore the Wind for the Fuurno.

1761 G. Colman Jealous Wife iii. i. 46 One of Them made use of small Arms, which carried off the weathermost Corner of Ned Gage's Hat.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. viii. 101 The brig rounded up on the wind, shooting up under the sterns of the two weathermost schooners.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weathermost
释义	weathermostadj. Brit. /ˈwɛðəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈwɛðərˌmoʊst/ Etymology: < weather n. (8) + -most suffix. Nautical. Furthest to windward. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adjective] > windward weathermost1589 windwarda1687 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 125 The Christopher being the headmost & the weathermost man. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea lix. 140 But in equitie and reason, the le-ward shippe ought euer to giue way to the weather most. 1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 292 Having got the Length of the Weathermost of the little Islands, I bore away afore the Wind for the Fuurno. 1761 G. Colman Jealous Wife iii. i. 46 One of Them made use of small Arms, which carried off the weathermost Corner of Ned Gage's Hat. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. viii. 101 The brig rounded up on the wind, shooting up under the sterns of the two weathermost schooners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1589
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