weatherliness

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noun

(of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind)
- the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness
• Derivationally related forms:
weatherly
• Topics:
sailing vessel, sailing ship
• Hypernyms:
maneuverability, manoeuvrability