If we can get through the line we'll have the weather gauge of them.

We have the weather gauge, and thats like having the higher ground.

Once through the line they would have the weather gauge, something he'd enjoyed most of the previous day.

Without my help you'd have lost the weather gauge sooner and been flanked from the north.

Juel tried in vain all night to get the weather gauge.

One tiny frigate against two ships of the line which had the weather gauge.

The rhododendrons have a weather gauge of their own.

But despite having the weather gauge he didn't attack, though he had clear written orders to do so.

That's the Balkans for you: history's weather gauge is set permanently to disaster.

And one thing the Frenchman would not expect him to do would be to give up the weather gauge.

As the fleets approached each other, the weather gauge was Barclay's.

The two ships closed, tacking about to gain the weather gauge, and eventually opening fire.

Having thus gained the weather gauge the Dutch at once exploited this by turning and attacking from the north.

Generally, though, all animals try to avoid bad weather, and, in the past, their habits were used as a natural weather gauge.

At least he had the weather gauge.

Immediately, Tromp set the signal for a general attack and began the offensive with the wind in his favor as he had the weather gauge.

This way he regained the weather gauge.

The wind was from the south, giving Pelican the weather gauge (i.e. the windward position).

Barclay initially held the weather gauge, but the wind shifted and allowed Perry to close and attack.

On their porch, a weather gauge was melted while a roll of paper towels hanging below it was untouched.

We have the weather gauge.

As the Dutch had again the weather gauge in relation to the English rear, some of their ships wore to the east to attack it.

Ayscue the next day, off the coast of Brittany, attempted a direct attack from the north against the convoy, having the weather gauge.

Roquement, with both the current and the weather gauge against him, could not make a move to pass Kirke, and realized he had to fight.

Admiral Rodney followed them and, having got the weather gauge, engaged the French fleet on April 12.