under the wind
Related to under the wind: wind up, under the weather
under the wind
Moving in the same direction as the wind, so as to travel farther or more quickly. Chiefly a nautical phrase, though sometimes used in reference to golf. Try to keep us under the wind if you can, we want to complete the journey in the best time possible. She's a master at keeping her ball under the wind, maximizing the distance she can cover with every swing.
See also: wind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
under the wind
1. Nautical To the leeward.
2. In a location protected from the wind.
See also: wind
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- up the wind
- near the wind
- sail near the wind
- close to the wind
- sail before the wind
- steady as she goes
- before the wind
- hatch
- batten down the hatches
- batten down the hatches, to