💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lee gage"
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| Word | Definition |
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| lee-gagenoun | Alternative spelling of lee gauge. [(obsolete, naval) The position of a sailing vessel leeward of another in battle, often restricting manoeuvrability and gunnery.] |
| lee gaugenoun | (obsolete, naval) The position of a sailing vessel leeward of another in battle, often restricting manoeuvrability and gunnery. |
| weather gagenoun | Alternative spelling of weather gauge. [(obsolete, naval) An advantageous position of one sailing vessel with respect to another, because of the direction of the prevailing wind, that allows it to maneuver for an attack etc.] |
| weather gaugenoun | (obsolete, naval) An advantageous position of one sailing vessel with respect to another, because of the direction of the prevailing wind, that allows it to maneuver for an attack etc. |
| gaugenoun | A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard |
| leechnoun | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| ledgenoun | A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface. |
| galiotnoun | Alternative spelling of galliot. [(nautical) A light galley.] |
| windagenoun | (ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm or bow. |
| galeasnoun | Alternative form of galleass. [(nautical, historical) A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails.] |
| galleotnoun | (nautical) Alternative form of galliot. [(nautical) A light galley.] |
| leefangnoun | A metal bar, fastened at its extremities to the deck, and upon which the sheets of some fore-and-aft sails traverse, particularly the foresail of a sloop or cutter. |
| leechlinenoun | (nautical) A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by. |
| sailenoun | Obsolete spelling of sail. [(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.] |
| driftagenoun | Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway. |
| lime-juicernoun | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lime, juicer. |
| goose wingnoun | (nautical) A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled. |
| sea-lanenoun | Alternative spelling of sea lane. [(nautical) A regularly used route for ocean-going vessels.] |
| leewaynoun | A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility. |
| line gunnoun | (nautical, orienteering, search and rescue) A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another. |
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