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Weather
Weather Weath"er, v. i.
To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer
meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter,
under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.
The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard
matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from
around them. --H. Miller.
WeatherWeather Weath"er, a. (Naut.)
Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,
weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,
weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
Weather gauge.
(a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of
another.
(b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage
in position.
To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the
weather gauge of laws. --Hudibras.
Weather helm (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing
vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to
put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.
Weather shore (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.
--Totten.
Weather tide (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee
side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.
Dict. WeatherWeather Weath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weathered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Weathering.]
1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to
air.
[An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the
air To weather his broad sails. --Spenser.
This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer.
2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against
and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to
weather the storm.
For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow.
You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.
Robertson.
3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather
a cape; to weather another ship.
4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
--Encyc. Brit.
To weather a point.
(a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee
side.
(b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against
opposition.
To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with
difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
Meaning of Weather from wikipedia
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Weather is the
state of the atmosphere,
describing for
example the
degree to
which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy,
clear or cloudy. On...
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Weathering is the
deterioration of rocks,
soils and
minerals (as well as wood and
artificial materials)
through contact with water,
atmospheric gases,...
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Weather Underground is a
commercial weather service providing real-time
weather information over the Internet. It
provides weather reports for most major...
- A
weather warning or
weather alert is
issued by a
meteorological agency to warn
citizens of
approaching dangerous weather. A
weather watch, on the other...
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Weathered is the
third studio album by
American rock band Creed,
released on
November 20, 2001. It was the last
Creed album to be
released until Full...
- "Sweater
Weather" is a song by
American alternative band the Neighbourhood. The song was
written by
group members Jesse Rutherford, Zach
Abels and Jeremy...
- The
Weather Channel (TWC) is an
American pay
television channel owned by
Weather Group, LLC, a
subsidiary of
Allen Media Group. The channel's headquarters...
- 'to
weather') in
order to
counteract the effect.
Weather helm is the
opposite of lee helm. It is
generally less
troublesome than lee helm.
Weather helm...
- or
unexpected weather conditions.
Weather derivatives are index-based
instruments that
usually use
observed weather data at a
weather station to create...
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Weather lore is the body of
informal folklore related to the
prediction of the
weather and its
greater meaning. Much like
regular folklore,
weather lore...
