oblique sailing

noun

the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.

Origin of oblique sailing

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby oblique sailing

oblique fault, oblique fracture, oblique lie, oblique motion, oblique projection, oblique sailing, oblique section, oblique triangle, oblique vein of left atrium, oblique-slip fault, obliquely

British Dictionary definitions for oblique sailing

oblique sailing

noun

a ship's movement on a course that is not due north, south, east, or west