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noun • the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) verb • run or move very quickly or hastily • run before a gale | ||||||||
| 36% | 6 | Changing tack to sail before the wind | ||||||
verb • To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind. • Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other. • Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel. • (by extension) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal. • Alternative spelling of jibe | ||||||||
| 32% | 14 | Navigating with the sail positioned in order to sail as directly into the wind as possible | ||||||
adverb • nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming | ||||||||
Sail Before The Wind Crossword Clue
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SCUD which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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Updated: October 10, 2023
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7 | To alter the angle of a fore-and-aft sail in order to sail closer to the wind. |
