Definition of "windless" in Anglais

adjective

1. Devoid of wind; calm.

2. Out of breath.

noun

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of windlass.

   • 1724, Daniel Defoe (attributed), A General History of the Pirates, London: T. Warner, 2nd edition, Chapter, pp. 114-115, […] the Boatswain immediately called to his Consorts, laid hold of the Captain, and made him fast to the Windless, and there pelted him with Glass Bottles, which cut him in a sad Manner […]