'To wind a ship' definitions:

Definition of 'To wind a ship'

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Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.] [1913 Webster]
1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate. [1913 Webster]
2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game. [1913 Webster]
3. (a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath. (b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe. [1913 Webster]
To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side. [1913 Webster]