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
On the Thursday, the fluctuating airs again forced the English to manoeuvre for the weather gauge, in order to attack.
From England under the Tudors by Arthur D. (Arthur Donald) Innes
My weather gauge says it's eighty-eight degrees below freezo.
From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Andy Adams
You see, we had the weather gauge of her, captain, and the brigantine is both fast and handy.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
John Ozanne made us all lie down, save when a change of course was necessary, while he did his utmost to get the weather gauge of the enemy.
From Carette of Sark by John Oxenham