wheft

W4H4E1F4T1
/wɛft//hwɛft/

noun

A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)

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Meanings

nounwheft (plural whefts)

plural whefts

  1. nauticalA waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
whiff

Origin

Possibly a blend of waft (“breeze, indicative flag”) + Middle English wef (“odour, stench”), itself likely derived from weven (“to move about”) or a variant of wayf; compare wek, variant of weyk (“weak”).

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APA

wheft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheft

MLA

“wheft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheft.

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