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GAFF
GAGE
To GAIN the wind
GALE of wind
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GANG
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To GAIN the wind
To GAIN the wind, in navigation, (gagner au vent, Fr.) to arrive on the weather-side, or to windward of, some other vessel in sight, when both are plying to windward, or sailing as near the wind as possible.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 136, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0600.html