weather gauge
Example Sentences
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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
We’ll get the weather gauge on her, for she doesn’t smell sweet.”
From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Stables, Gordon
"Under steam we'll have the weather gauge all the time, and we'll give 'em no chance to board."
From White Fire by Oxenham, John
The British manoeuvred to get the weather gauge; Villaret-Joyeuse to keep it.
From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Scott, Ernest
Time occupied in preparation for battle, or in manoeuvring for the "weather gauge," is seldom wasted; but it involves the risk of a weak-kneed executive yielding to popular clamour.
