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Sails Close To 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

45%11 Position of sailboat where the sails are closest to the wind
adjective satellite

• having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

30%14 Sailing with sails trimmed tightly to the wind
adverb

• nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming

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New York Times09 Jan 1994 Across 53
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