leading wind

American  

[lee-ding wind] / ˈli dɪŋ ˈwɪnd /

noun

Nautical.

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

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Example Sentences

Denmark's Vestas, Europe’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, on Thursday posted an all-time high revenue, but noted that regulatory changes in the United states had made wind power investments less attractive.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Bigger wind developments became the norm, and Vestas pivoted and remains one of the world’s leading wind turbine makers.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2021

A top executive at the world’s leading wind farm developer called it a “bit of a leapfrog over the latest technology.”

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2021

Perry presided over his state’s vast oil and gas industries and leading wind energy sector.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2016

This state of the ocean at length changed; a faint breeze sprang up; but, alas! it was unsteady and baffling, and our crippled vessel was ill adapted for any but a leading wind.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various