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• Sailing faster than the wind — Devices that are powered by sails (such as sailboats, iceboats and sand yachts) can sail (that is, advance over the surface) faster than the wind.[1] Such devices cannot do this when sailing dead downwind using simple square sails that are set… …   Wikipedia

• To haul the wind — Haul Haul (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hauled} (h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hauling}.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n, G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sailing into the wind — is a sailing expression that refers to a sail boat s ability to move forward despite being headed into (or very nearly into) the wind. Sailing into the wind is possible when the sail is angled in a slightly more forward direction than the sail… …   Wikipedia

• near the wind — phrasal 1. : close to the wind : close hauled 2. : close to a point of danger : near the permissible limit one of his racy tales, heavily spiced with native argot and sailing perilously near the wind Edward Lockspeiser * * * near the wind ▪ To… …   Useful english dictionary

• On the wings of the wind — Wing Wing, n. [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. v[ae]ngr.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Cliffs of Baccalieu — is a Newfoundland song written by Jack Withers (1899 1964). It was popularised by Stan Rogers. Many fisherman from Newfoundland spent their summers fishing on the Labrador coast. This song depicts and incident of a crew coming home from the… …   Wikipedia

• Hauled — Haul Haul (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hauled} (h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hauling}.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n, G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Come-back of Battling Billson — The Come back of Battling Bilson is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the June 1935 issue of Cosmopolitan and in the United Kingdom in the July 1935 Strand . It was included in the collection Lord… …   Wikipedia

• Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 …   Wikipedia

• close-hauled — Closehauled Close hauled , close hauled close hauled, a. (Naut.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible; said of a sailing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To haul over the coals — Haul Haul (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hauled} (h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hauling}.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n, G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English