weather gauge
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The Esmeraldo Weather Center in Camagüey registered winds of more than 124 miles per hour before part of the weather gauge blew off.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
He has the weather gauge of us now, or will have.
From For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution by Cyrus Townsend Brady
They did not, however, advance directly towards them, but bore up closely into the wind until they had gained the weather gauge of the enemy.
From When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
"Under steam we'll have the weather gauge all the time, and we'll give 'em no chance to board."
From White Fire by John Oxenham
Seeing that he had to deal with a formidable opponent, Guichen acted with extreme caution, and by keeping the weather gauge afforded the British admiral no chance of bringing him to close action.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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