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sail to the windward of

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The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.

Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.

Storm; tempest.

A light rain; a shower.

To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.

Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.

To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.

To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.

Being toward the wind, or windward - opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.

The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.

Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.

Storm; tempest.

A light rain; a shower.

To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.

Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.

To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.

To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.

Being toward the wind, or windward - opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.

The state of the atmosphere as to cold. heat wet, dryness, etc.

To expose to, or season by exposure to, the air; sail to the windward of; resist bravely, as a storm.

To undergo change by the action of the air, rain, etc.

To affect by exposing to the air: to sail to the windward of: to gain or pass, as a promontory or cape: to hold out stoutly against difficulties.

State of the atmosphere.

To sail to the wind-ward of; pass securely through.

To pass successfully; survive.

To expose to the weather.

To go to the wind ward of.

Atmospheric conditions, as regards heat, cold, dampness, rain, winds, storms, etc.

Toward the wind; windward; as, weather-bow. Stress of weather, violent winds; force of tempests.

The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat, cold, wetness, dryness, cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; change of the state of the air; change.

To expose to the air; to disintegrate by exposure to the air: to sail to the windward of; to bear up against, as to weather the storm. To weather a point, to gain or accomplish it against opposition.

The state of the atmosphere with respect to heat, cold, wetness, dryness, &c.

Among seamen, to sail against the wind past something, as a ship doubling a cape or promontory; to bear up against; to endure and resist; to gain against opposition.