gain the wind

English

Verb

gain the wind (third-person singular simple present gains the wind, present participle gaining the wind, simple past and past participle gained the wind)

1. (nautical, archaic) To reach the windward side of another ship.

   Synonym: weather

References

• “gain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.