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weather gauge

noun

  1. Nautical. gauge19
  2. the position of advantage; upper hand:

    Having bought out her competitors, she now has the weather gauge in the industry.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of weather gauge1

First recorded in 1890–95
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a weather gauge near the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon east of Salt Lake City shows that fewer than 50 inches of snow had fallen by Jan. 1.

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The Esmeraldo Weather Center in Camagüey registered winds of more than 124 miles per hour before part of the weather gauge blew off.

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The bottle made a handy weather gauge, because it was as frosty as the greens. 

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Having the weather gauge, she soon ranged up and opened fire.

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The action began in a strong wind that, blowing athwart the tide, raised such a steep sea that most of our ships were unable to open their lee'ard lower-deck ports, a misfortune that more than outbalanced our advantage in having the weather gauge.

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