WEATHERLINESS

weatherliness

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

weatherliness (uncountable)

(nautical) The quality of being weatherly.

Source: Wiktionary


Weath"er*li*ness, n. (Naut.)

Definition: The quality of being weatherly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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