weatherliness

weath·er·ly

W0072500 (wĕth′ər-lē)adj. Able to sail close to the wind with little drift to leeward.

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weath′er·li·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.weatherliness - (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); "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness"sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several mastsmaneuverability, manoeuvrability - the quality of being maneuverable