leading wind

[ lee-ding wind ]

nounNautical.

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

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With a leading wind 'Navahoe' slipped through to leeward into first place before getting to Cowes, and thence they squared away.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
Still we had many a turn and twist to make, but with a leading wind we had little difficulty in doing this.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston
There is also an entrance to the west; but it is narrow and intricate, and requires a leading wind to pass through.
A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812 | Archibald Campbell
So that, without a leading wind, we were under a necessity of waiting two or three days.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 15 (of 18) | Robert Kerr
The sea breeze set in sooner than usual, and, having a leading wind, he rapidly stood on towing the boats.
The Three Lieutenants | W.H.G. Kingston

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