eat to windward

verb

To keep the course when close-hauled with minimal steering.

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Meanings

verbeat to windward (third-person singular simple present eats to windward, present participle eating to windward, simple past ate to windward, past participle eaten to windward)

present singular third person eats to windward · participle present eating to windward · past ate to windward · participle past eaten to windward

  1. datednauticalTo keep the course when close-hauled with minimal steering.
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Chicago

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