teeth of the gale

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teeth of the gale [′tēth əvthə ′gāl]

(meteorology)

An old nautical term for the direction from which the wind is blowing (upwind, windward); to sail into the teeth of the gale is to sail to windward.

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No references found			Matt Dearden (The Vale) and Swansea amateur James Frazer are two off the lead at one over for the championship with the Welsh international carving out a magnificent 73 in the teeth of the gale. Murphy stunned as he finds his form at last by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Hysterical, I tried to warm his face while holding the flap of the weather cover down, at the same time screaming at Chris to get him off the hill top and out of the teeth of the gale. Rosey Hamilton column by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) The North-East was in the teeth of the gale but the worst place was southwest Scotland where they had it at about 86mph. 10,000 are cut off as power lines fall; Weather chaos Heavy winds ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			teddy bear Tedesco, Victor Tediashvili, Levan Tediashvili, Levan Kitoevich Tedzhen tee tee beam tee bevel tee handle tee head tee hinge tee iron tee joint Tee Junction tee square Teej teel oil teeming Teenager teepee teepleite Tees Tees River Teesside Teeth teeth of the gale Teeth, Diseases of Teff Teffi, Nadezhda Teffi, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Tefft, Thomas Alexander TEFL Teflon Teflon shakes TeflonTM TEG Tegal Tegea Tegernsee TEGFET tegmen tegmentum Tegner, Esaias Tegnér, Esaias Tegucigalpa tegula tegular tegurium Tehama Tehama County Tehani			teeth abscess teeth abscess teeth abscess teeth attrition teeth attrition teeth attrition Teeth brushing Teeth brushing teeth cavity teeth cavity teeth cavity Teeth cleaning Teeth cleaning Teeth cleaning teeth eruption time teeth eruption time teeth eruption time teeth excessive wear teeth excessive wear teeth excessive wear Teeth grinding Teeth grinding Teeth grinding teeth impaction teeth impaction teeth impaction Teeth in An Hour teeth maleruption teeth maleruption teeth maleruption teeth of the gale Teeth Per Inch teeth pigmentation teeth pigmentation teeth pigmentation teeth rasp teeth rasp teeth rasp Teeth straightening Teeth straightening Teeth straightening Teeth treatment Teeth treatment Teeth treatment Teeth whitening Teeth Whitening Pen Teeth, Diseases of Teethbrush Teethbrush teethe teethe teethe teethed teethed teether teether teethes teethes teething teething teething

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