sail close to the wind

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

sail close to the wind (third-person singular simple present sails close to the wind, present participle sailing close to the wind, simple past and past participle sailed close to the wind)

1. (nautical) To sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headway
2. (idiomatic) To behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegal

Translations

nautical: to sail close to the direction from which the wind is blowing

• Finnish: luovia (fi)
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• Maori: ngongo

to behave riskily

• Finnish: luovia (fi)
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See also

• close-hauled