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Significados de get to windward em inglês

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Uso de get to windward em inglês
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We shall get to windward of 'em, as sartain as the breeze stands.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
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It was like two frigates manoeuvring,-eachtrying to get to windward of the other.
A Mortal Antipathy
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We will first get to windward, and step the mast, and then run merrily up.
The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
4
If we should get to windward of them, they would kick up a rumpus directly.
George at the Fort; Or, Life Among the Soldiers
5
Three days later strong easterly breezes compelled the schooner to tack to larboard in order to get to windward.
Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
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A feller needs the eyes of a spider to get to windward of the things lying around Blackrock Sound.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
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I sighted a herd near Penguin's Creek, but had to creep round Silver Lake to get to windward of them.
The Admirable Crichton
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We have little else to do but to keep an eye on the water, and to endeavour to get to windward.
Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea
9
The stationary position of la Fontange, and his own efforts to get to windward, were already proving advantageous to Queen Anne's cruiser.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
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Hence, when I go bee-hunting, I prefer to get to windward of the woods in which the swarm is supposed to have refuge.
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
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But I'm not going to play the fool; honor bright, I'm not; yet-byJove!-toget to windward of the professors and Mackenzie too!
The Amateur Cracksman
12
Hence, when I go bee-hunting, I prefer to get to windward of the woods in which the swarm is supposed to have taken refuge.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
13
The English did their beat to get to windward, but the Duke, standing close into the land with the whole Armada, maintained his advantage.
History of the United Netherlands, 1588c
14
We were able to lay past the enemy on this tack, and fairly got to windward of them.
Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
15
That brute Cranze has got to windward of the pair of us, and your insurance money's due this minute.
A Master of Fortune: Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle
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At this moment the two periaguas came into action, and got to windward with the rest of the pirates' fleet.
On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of D...
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