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oblique sailing

o·blique sail·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-bleek, oh-bleek sey-ling]
    • /əˈblik, oʊˈblik ˈseɪ lɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-bleek, oh-bleek sey-ling]
    • /əˈblik, oʊˈblik ˈseɪ lɪŋ/

Definitions of oblique sailing words

  • noun oblique sailing the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points. 1
  • noun oblique sailing a ship's movement on a course that is not due north, south, east, or west 0
See all 2 definitions of oblique sailing

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Origin of oblique sailing

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Oblique sailing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Oblique sailing

oblique sailing popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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