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Significados de leeward em inglês

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The side of something that is sheltered from the wind.

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        On the side away from the wind.

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              Examples for "lee side"
              Examples for "lee side"
              1
              We'll bring her round and lower the boats on the lee side.
              The Firm of Girdlestone
              2
              The island's foliage grew thick and lush inland on the lee side.
              Ilse Witch
              3
              Come on, now, and look round the lee side of this crag.
              Two Years Ago, Volume II.
              4
              At length the boat got round to the lee side of the wreck.
              Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
              5
              The deck was wet and slippery, and inclined over towards the lee side.
              Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs: A Tale of Land and Sea

              Toward the wind.

                    Uso de leeward em inglês
                    1
                    The shores of Japan were less than 200 miles to our leeward.
                    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
                    2
                    The leeward end of the reef was chosen for the new ship-yard.
                    The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific
                    3
                    In half an hour she had hove-to to leeward of the wreck.
                    Fred Markham in Russia; Or, The Boy Travellers in the Land of th...
                    4
                    The main-mast canted to leeward, and was in imminent danger of falling.
                    The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
                    5
                    The attack from to-leeward is to be made perpendicularly in line ahead.
                    Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 / Publications of the Navy Reco...
                    6
                    The berg broke the wind and saved us drifting fast to leeward.
                    South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
                    7
                    The ship was passing the iceberg, leaving it a mile to leeward.
                    The South Sea Whaler
                    8
                    They can smell a sperm-whale five miles to their leeward any time.
                    The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
                    9
                    The wind came off the land, and we were far to leeward.
                    James Braithwaite, the Supercargo: The Story of his Adventures A...
                    10
                    At the same moment an avalanche of gear had fetched to leeward.
                    Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger
                    11
                    As a rule sharks infest only the leeward side of these islands.
                    The Wings of the Morning
                    12
                    An empty bottle cast into the water lies to leeward without motion.
                    A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
                    13
                    It passed about a mile to leeward of us, and then broke.
                    Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier
                    14
                    After some time it was lowered, but was again seen to leeward.
                    Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
                    15
                    Her captain had clearly determined that we should not get to leeward.
                    Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
                    16
                    In what way have I fallen to leeward of your favour, Captain?
                    The Red Rover: A Tale
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                    Leeward ao longo do tempo
                    Leeward nas variantes da língua
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