weather gauge
Americannoun
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Nautical. gauge19
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the position of advantage; upper hand.
Having bought out her competitors, she now has the weather gauge in the industry.
Etymology
Origin of weather gauge
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The Esmeraldo Weather Center in Camagüey registered winds of more than 124 miles per hour before part of the weather gauge blew off.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
There seemed every chance that we should be upon the longship before they knew what we were about, for we had the weather gauge.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
On the Thursday, the fluctuating airs again forced the English to manoeuvre for the weather gauge, in order to attack.
From England under the Tudors by Innes, Arthur D. (Arthur Donald)
A very interesting invention of a scientific instrument of some precision by Leonardo was what may be called a weather gauge.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
Because the Austrians started with the weather gauge in their favor, being on the upper side of the great ridges, it was necessary for the Italians to get their guns as high as they could.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
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