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eat to windward

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
eat -to wind-ward
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

eats to windward (present, singular) eating to windward (participle, present) ate to windward (past) eaten to windward (participle, past)

Questions

What does eat to windward mean?
To keep the course when close-hauled with minimal steering.

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