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Significats de windward en anglès

portuguès
barlavento

On the side exposed to the wind.

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barlavento

Away from the wind.

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Examples for "downwind"
Examples for "downwind"
1
The young woman had to circle wide to come upon them downwind.
The Valley of Horses
2
The Crabber came through the wind and rocketed off downwind of me.
Three ways to capsize a boat: an optimist afloat
3
Derrick Storm crept through the late-afternoon shadows, approaching downwind from the southwest.
Storm Front
4
The wolf cracked this frozen crust as it padded downwind of Raif.
A Cavern of Black Ice
5
When he blew out a long stream of smoke, I leaned downwind.
Cooking Up Murder
Ús de windward en anglès
1
At daybreak saw four sail to windward; our squadron sent in chase.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
2
His arm was arrested, and the grave old master pointed to windward.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
3
At 3 P.M. the Investigator lifted her anchor and worked to windward.
The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson / With the journal of her first ...
4
The smoke from the bad cigarette drifted past their heads to windward.
The Slave of the Lamp
5
When I passed to windward of the carcass, the bad smell ceased.
Six Months at the Cape
6
Turn the hands up to muster, and haul the fore-sheet to windward.
The Privateersman
7
How often has Paddy told you to keep to windward of it!
The Blue Lagoon
8
I'll take the windward side and you can bivouac against the fire.
The Daredevil
9
They happened to be on the windward side, as we called it.
The Bark Covered House / Or, Back In the Woods Again; Being a Gr...
10
When night had fallen the captain made out a sail to windward.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction
11
Shortly after dawn next morning the lookout reported four vessels to windward.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
12
He jerked himself around to stare to windward and ahead of us.
Jim Davis
13
His glance was fixed to windward and his movements were strangely quick.
The Lure of the North
14
But I want to hold these agencies as an anchor to windward.
Burned Bridges
15
The boats were far out of sight, as they believed, to windward.
Old Jack
16
We soon discovered the cause-whaleshad been sighted, coming down from windward.
Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories / 1899
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Translations for windward
portuguès
barlavento
Windward a través del temps
Windward per variant geogràfica
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