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Meanings of see to leeward in English

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Usage of see to leeward in English
1
After some time it was lowered, but was again seen to leeward.
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
2
On the 12th a strange sail was seen to leeward, beating up towards us.
Hurricane Hurry
3
Soon afterwards eight more sail were seen to leeward.
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
4
Soon after sunrise, three sail were seen to leeward, also apparently bound up the bay.
Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
5
Tall spouts were seen to leeward; and two boats, Stubb's and Flask's, were detached in pursuit.
Moby Dick
6
We then bore away for the land, which was seen to leeward; and at seven, the bearings of the principal parts were as under:
A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 / Undertaken for the purp...
7
When the yardarm of the reefspar is up at the lee side, the sail cannot sag to leeward when the tack is eased away.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891