Leading

·noun Suggestion; hint; example.

II. Leading ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Lead.

III. Leading ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Lead.

IV. Leading ·noun The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance.

V. Leading ·adj Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example.

Leading edge
·add. ·- ·same·as Advancing edge, above. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
leading-blocks
The several blocks used for guiding the direction of any purchase, as hook, snatch, or tail blocks. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
leading-marks
Those objects which, kept in line or in transit, guide the pilot while working into port, as trees, ...

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leading-part
The rope of a tackle which runs between the fall and the standing part. Generally confused with the ...

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leading-strings
The yoke-lines for steering a boat. ...

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leading-wind
Wind abeam or quartering; more particularly a free or fair wind, and is used in contradistinction to...

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