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leeway sideways drift of a boat or aircraft leeway [′lē‚wā] (navigation) The off-course, leeward motion of a vessel due to wind or current; may be expressed as distance, speed, or angular difference between course steered and course through the water. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Do as you pleased, she always made more leeway than anything else, and turning round and round was the manoeuvre she was best at. “Ay, summat like it; it was a good half-hour by my own glass, and then there was the time lost in turning it, and some little allowance for leeway in not being over-smart about it. |
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