| ADJECTIVE | pert | weatherly | (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled |
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| Sounds | weh'dherliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled. | |
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| 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) |
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