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close to the wind

close to the wind

Nautical
At a close angle into the direction from which the wind is blowing: sailing close to the wind.
See also: close, wind

close to the wind

Nautical
As close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing.
See also: close, wind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RaviRAH-vee (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Briannabree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-əEnglish
Yamuna-Tamil, Indian, Telugu
RandellRAN-dəlEnglish
LiinaLEE:-nahFinnish
Wilfrith-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
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