weatherly
Americanadjective
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Origin of weatherly
Example Sentences
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According to firsthand reports, she was a satisfactory cruiser, except that she was not very weatherly because her centerboard was too small.
From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle
"The loss of hamper forward will make her the more weatherly," says Captain Rosy.
From The Frozen Pirate by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
Place us in a good weatherly position, Mr Mildmay, if you please, so that when we run clear of the fog the brig may have no chance to dodge us.”
From The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron by J. Schonberg
Every body!—She is certainly a weatherly vessel, but not more so than several others.
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
And so the idea in everybody’s mind that day was to make this test as nearly fair as could be and see who had the fastest and most weatherly boat in the fleet.
From The Seiners by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
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