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
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 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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
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)
The breeze, still light, veered to the north-east, giving the Americans the weather gauge.
From Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada by Raymond, Ethel T.
