Weather gage be the boat without the weather gage, especially just before the start or when the boat to leeward can point higher into the wind. "Gauge" and "gage" are often used as alternative spellings. To the extent that there is a difference, a "weather gauge" can be a form of meteorological instrumentation for measuring weather quantitatively, such as a rain gauge, thermometer, anemometer, or barometer. A "gage" is a challenge, and hence an entry into battle, though the word is more commonly embedded in the word "engage". Weather gage The weather gage (sometimes spelled weather gauge) is the advantageous position of
Four Letter Word (Kim Wilde song) Four Letter Word (Kim Wilde song) "Four Letter Word" is the fourth single from the Kim Wilde album "Close". It was released at the end of 1988 — the year that had seen Wilde release a best-selling album, have four international hits (including the chart-topping "You Came") and support Michael Jackson on the European leg of his world tour. "Four Letter Word" marked the first occasion in Wilde's then eight-year career where she released a straight ballad as a single. It also marked her last release of a song written by her father and brother (who had written the majority