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

They do not fear to press her," observed the master gunner, "though they do not seek to gain the weather gauge.

From The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

A very interesting invention of a scientific instrument of some precision by Leonardo was what may be called a weather gauge.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

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 Oxenham, John

She had tacked several times to keep the weather gauge, which it was Captain Stanhope’s wish to obtain.

From Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea by Kingston, William Henry Giles