aweather
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of aweather
Example Sentences
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Then amid falling shades and hollow moaning of winds the yacht drove slowly away with her foresail still aweather, and the fleet hung around awaiting the admiral's final decision.
From A Dream of the North Sea by James Runciman
On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; Ð opposed to alee; as, helm aweather !
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Tacking was impossible, and the helm was put hard aweather.
From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper
Came the creak of blocks and the rattle of slatting sails as they swung aweather, and Captain Blood turned and beckoned Lord Julian forward.
From Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
Some men's for ratching with the luff of their fore and aft canvas rounding in aweather, so cleverly do they try to split the eye of the breeze.
From A Marriage at Sea by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
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