Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb To the windward side.
from The Century Dictionary.
- On the weather side, or toward the wind: as, the helm is aweather: opposed to alee.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb (Naut.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to
alee
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- adverb nautical On the
weather side, or toward thewind ; in the direction from which the wind blows.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Pipes, who, without taking the least notice of the situation in which he found them, told his master, that he might up with the top-gallant masts of his heart, and out with his rejoicing pendants; for as to Miss Emily, he had clapped her helm aweather, the vessel wore, and now she was upon the other tack, standing right into the harbour of his good-will.
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Beating out aweather, against the gentle landward breeze he beheld a great ship on their starboard bow, that he conceived to be some three or four miles off, and -- as well as he could judge her at that distance -- of
Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912
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Close-hauled they tacked aweather, guided by the sound of combat, which grew in volume and definition as they approached it.
Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912
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Came the creak of blocks and the rattle of slatting sails as they swung aweather, and Captain Blood turned and beckoned Lord Julian forward.
Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912
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We in the Content bare up with their vice-admiral, and (ranging along by his broadside aweather of him) gave him a volley of muskets and our great ordinance; then, coming up with another small ship ahead of the former, we hailed her in such sort that she payd roome.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909
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Dodd flew to the helm, and with his own hands put it hard aweather, to give the deck guns one more chance, the last, of sinking or disabling the
Great Sea Stories Various 1897
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We reefed the foresail and set him, we hauled aft the foresheet; the helm was hard aweather.
Gulliver's Travels 1896
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The vessels were now almost touching, and putting his helm aweather, he ran the _Wasp_ aboard on her port
The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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The vessels ran along thus for 15 minutes, gradually coming closer together, and Captain Dickenson put his helm aweather, to run his adversary aboard.
The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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Then amid falling shades and hollow moaning of winds the yacht drove slowly away with her foresail still aweather, and the fleet hung around awaiting the admiral's final decision.
A Dream of the North Sea James Runciman 1871
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