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W WAD to WARP WASH to WATER-LINES WATER-LOGGED to WAY of a ship WEARING to WELL-ROOM WHARF to WIND WIND to WINDLASS WINDSAIL to WRECK WINDSAIL WINGS WOOLDING To WORK WORKING to windward WORMING WRECK Search Contact us
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WORKING to windwardWORKING to windward, the operation by which a ship endeavours to make a progress against the wind. See BEATING, PLYING, TURNING and TACKING.
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