intransitive. Of the wind: to blow from, or be in, a particular quarter; to continue to blow, to blow favourably. Also of the weather: to be…

intransitive. Of the wind: to blow from, or be in, a particular quarter. Now chiefly in figurative phrases: see how the wind sits at phrases 8.

Of the wind: To remain in a specified quarter.

To attach oneself for support; to cling, hold fast, adhere. Of the wind: to remain persistently in a certain point of the compass.