"on the wind" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the wind, {{en-PP}} on the wind
  1. (nautical) As close as possible to the direction that the wind is blowing. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-on_the_wind-en-prep_phrase-1MSgNm0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport
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