leeside

Example Sentences

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The addition of a foehn affect - a warming wind on the leeside of a mountian - meant that north-west Wales saw the highest temperatures.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Whenever thee gets on the leeside o’ that hedge, John, do ’ee clap on all sail for Balaswidden, where the boys are waitin’, an’ tell ’em to be ready for a call.

From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

When they got on board he found her a chair on the leeside of the boat.

From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)

The leeside of us lay full of flats and dangers, inevitable if the wind blew hard at south.

From Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland by Hayes, Edward, fl. 1580.

Lieutenant Winterbottom had another party on the leeside of the quarter-deck.

From Newton Forster by Marryat, Frederick