Complete Definition of "fair wind"

English
Noun
fair wind

  1. nautical A wind blowing in the direction the sailor wants to go, ie. favourably. (Reference: w:Ray Parkin|Ray Parkin, H. M. Bark Endeavour, w:Miegunyah Press|Miegunyah Press, second edition 2003, ISBN 0-522-85093-6, page 210.)

Translations

Finnish: myötätuuli
Portuguese: vento de feição m
mid

Antonyms
foul wind

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