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weatherliness|ˈwɛðəlɪnɪs|
[f. weatherly a. + -ness.]
Weatherly quality (of a ship).
1883D. Kemp in Fortn. Rev. 1 Sept. 324 The Mosquito..carried her ballast much lower than any existing yacht. This..was a principal cause of her weatherliness. 1893Mahan Infl. Sea Power I. 223 The superior speed and weatherliness of the Spanish ships might have enabled them seriously to molest the British. |