leading wind

[ lee-ding wind ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a wind abeam or on the quarter, especially one strong enough to be a good sailing wind.

Example Sentences

With a leading wind 'Navahoe' slipped through to leeward into first place before getting to Cowes, and thence they squared away.

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Still we had many a turn and twist to make, but with a leading wind we had little difficulty in doing this.

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There is also an entrance to the west; but it is narrow and intricate, and requires a leading wind to pass through.

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So that, without a leading wind, we were under a necessity of waiting two or three days.

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The sea breeze set in sooner than usual, and, having a leading wind, he rapidly stood on towing the boats.

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