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Noun: weatherliness  we-dhu(r)-lee-nus
  1. (of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind)
    "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness"

Type of: maneuverability [US], manoeuvrability [Brit, Cdn]

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weather-beaten
weatherboard
weatherboarding
weather-bound
weathercock
weathered
weathergirl
weatherglass
weatherise
weatherize
weatherliness
weatherly
weatherman
weatherproof
weatherstrip
weather-stripped
weatherstripping
weathertight
weathervane
weatherworn
weave