close to the wind (English, adv)
expansion: close to the wind (comparative closer to the wind, superlative closest to the wind)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: In a direction almost opposite to that from which the wind is blowing.
glosses: Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.
tags: figuratively
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close to, the, wind.
Forms:
form: closer to the wind
tags: comparative
form: closest to the wind
tags: superlative