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sail against the wind

sail a·gainst the wind
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seyl uh-genst, uh-geynst stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd]
    • /seɪl əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seyl uh-genst, uh-geynst stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd]
    • /seɪl əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/

Definitions of sail against the wind words

  • noun sail against the wind to sail a course that slants slightly away from the true direction of the wind; sail closehauled 0
  • noun sail against the wind to work under difficulties or against direct opposition 0
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Parts of speech for Sail against the wind

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sail against the wind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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