weather gauge

American  

noun

1. Nautical. gauge19

2. the position of advantage; upper hand.

   Having bought out her competitors, she now has the weather gauge in the industry.

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Etymology

Origin of weather gauge

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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weather gauge

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

Time occupied in preparation for battle, or in manoeuvring for the "weather gauge," is seldom wasted; but it involves the risk of a weak-kneed executive yielding to popular clamour.

From Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 by Anonymous

They do not fear to press her," observed the master gunner, "though they do not seek to gain the weather gauge.

From The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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)

The breeze, still light, veered to the north-east, giving the Americans the weather gauge.

From Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada by Raymond, Ethel T.