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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
HayleeHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
DieuwkeDOO-kəFrisian
Zorana-Croatian, Serbian
Grizel-Scottish
Shankar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Nepali
Draga-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
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