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Sail Nearer The Wind Crossword Clue

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noun

• (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast

• the act of sailing close to the wind

verb

• sail close to the wind

• flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides

33%5 Sails nearer the wind
noun

• (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast

• the act of sailing close to the wind

verb

• sail close to the wind

• flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides

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

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New York Times17 Sep 1980 Across 39
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