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Rate | Answer | Clue |
EDGE | To sail close to the wind. | |
LUFF | The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. | |
HUG | To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. | |
WEATHERLY | Working, or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a weatherly ship. | |
SHIVER | To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind. | |
TOUCH | To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes. | |
JAM | To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. | |
ALEE | On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side. | |
NEARBY | Close | |
NEARLY | Close | |
INTIMATE | Close | |
SNUG | Close-fitting | |
END | Close | |
TIGHT | Close-run | |
NIGH | Close | |
SHUT | Close | |
MEANDER | Wind | |
NEAR | Close | |
COIL | Wind | |
TYPHOON | Wind-storm | |
PIERCING | Biting (wind) | |
ANEMONES | Wind flowers | |
NEAR THING | Close call | |
TRUMPETERS | Wind instrumentalists | |
EASTERLY | Wind direction |