weather gauge

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noun

Nautical. See under gauge (def. 17).

the position of advantage; upper hand: Having bought out her competitors, she now has the weather gauge in the industry.

Origin of weather gauge

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby weather gauge

weather deck, weathered, weather eye, weatherfish, Weatherford, weather gauge, weatherglass, weather house, weathering, weatherize, weather joint

Example sentences from the Web for weather gauge

The rest of the day was spent by both fleets in trying to obtain the weather-gauge, and at sunset they exchanged a broadside.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
At the same moment the wind shifted to north-north-west and gave Monk the weather-gauge.
Monk|Julian Corbett
She was standing on with all plain sail set, and was manoeuvring in order to gain the weather-gauge.
The Heir of Kilfinnan|W.H.G. Kingston
We had thirteen sail in all, such as they were, and immediately got under way, and manoeuvred for the weather-gauge.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper

He would thus have what corresponded to the weather-gauge in old-time frigate actions.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman

单词	weather gauge
释义	weather gauge SEE SYNONYMS FOR weather gauge ON THESAURUS.COM noun Nautical. See under gauge (def. 17). the position of advantage; upper hand: Having bought out her competitors, she now has the weather gauge in the industry. Origin of weather gauge First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby weather gauge weather deck, weathered, weather eye, weatherfish, Weatherford, weather gauge, weatherglass, weather house, weathering, weatherize, weather joint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weather gauge The rest of the day was spent by both fleets in trying to obtain the weather-gauge, and at sunset they exchanged a broadside. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury At the same moment the wind shifted to north-north-west and gave Monk the weather-gauge. Monk\|Julian Corbett She was standing on with all plain sail set, and was manoeuvring in order to gain the weather-gauge. The Heir of Kilfinnan\|W.H.G. Kingston We had thirteen sail in all, such as they were, and immediately got under way, and manoeuvred for the weather-gauge. Ned Myers\|James Fenimore Cooper He would thus have what corresponded to the weather-gauge in old-time frigate actions. The Dreadnought of the Air\|Percy F. Westerman Words related to weather gauge weatherglass
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weather gauge

noun

Origin of weather gauge

Words nearby weather gauge

Example sentences from the Web for weather gauge

Words related to weather gauge