society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > be steered > admit of being steered (well or ill) > tend to turn into wind (2)
gripe1627
Nautical. intransitive. Said of a ship which has a tendency to come up into the wind in spite of the helm, as when sailing close-hauled.
weathercock1952
intransitive. Nautical. Of a ship: to (tend to) head into the wind.