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WORKING to windward
WORKING to windward, the operation by which a ship endeavours to make a progress against the wind. See BEATING, PLYING, TURNING and TACKING.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 325, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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