HyperDic: weatherly

English > 1 sense of the word *weatherly*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	weatherly	(of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled

weatherly > pronunciation
Sounds	weh'dherliy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *weatherly*: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	(of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled.
Category	sailing vessel, sailing ship	A vessel that is powered by the wind
Nouns	weatherliness	(of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind)