sail near the wind
Related to sail near the wind: off the wind
sail near the wind
1. Into the direction that the wind is coming from. A nautical phrase. We should be sailing near the wind in conditions like this.
2. In a risky or dangerous manner. If you keep sailing so near the wind, the police are going to arrest you eventually.
See also: near, sail, wind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
near the wind
1. Nautical Close to the wind.
2. Close to danger.
See also: near, wind
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- near the wind
- close to the wind
- up the wind
- off the wind
- go, run, etc. like the wind
- like the wind, go/run
- before the wind
- sail close to (near) the wind, to
- sail close to the wind
- have the wind up