sail against the wind in English
go against the current; sail a boat in the direction opposite to the wind
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1. Apparition: 1 n a ghostly appearing figure “we were unprepared for the Apparition that confronted us” Synonyms: fantasm , phantasm , phantasma , phantom , specter , spectre Types: Flying Dutchman the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day Type of: disembodied spirit ,