Weath″er, a.(Naut.) Being toward the wind, or windward — opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
Weather gauge. (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of another. (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage in position.
To veer, and tack, and steer a cause
Against the weather gauge of laws. Hudibras.
— Weather helm(Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side. — Weather shore(Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship. Totten. — Weather tide(Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. Mar. Dict.