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Definition of Laveer
1. v. i. To beat against the wind; to tack.
Definition of Laveer
1. Verb. (nautical obsolete) To beat against the wind; to tack. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Laveer
1. to sail against the wind [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laveer
Literary usage of Laveer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Holland's Influence on English Language and Literature by Tiemen De Vries (1916)
"Origin uncertain. to laveer—to beat to windward. Cf. 1595 Linschoten, translated
by W. Philips. From D. laveer en. MD loveren. ..."
2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"(Lanch is the regular spelling of the early editions.) l.aund, open space among
woods, glade, 762, 235. laveer, beat to windward, tack. Lawn, same as Laund, ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1885)
"... was most certainly neither skilful nor resolved enough to " laveer " against
them. They blew him straight into Hyde Park, after he left Grafton Street. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"laveer. To work a ship against the wind. An old sea term. LAVELL. The flap that
covers the top of the windpipe. Still used in Devon. LAVENDER. ..."
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