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Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held…Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
/əˈhoʊld/
» You have to get ahold of yourself.
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1 senses(not comparable, obsolete)Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
dicht am Wind
Examples
3 sentencesYou have to get ahold of yourself.
Pepper spray is great, unless the assailant gets ahold of it.
Please get ahold of yourself.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
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