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

We ran up under the leeside of the island just forty-four hours after leaving Millé, a trifle over eleven knots an hour.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf

Fortunately the wind kept steady on the port beam, so that the damage to the starboard rigging could be secured without interrupting the progress of the voyage, it being on the leeside.

From Windjammers and Sea Tramps by Runciman, Walter

We hurried over to the leeside of the rock, and at once embarked the two women with the infant, who seemed to be totally exhausted.

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Gliding back to his friends, he found them ready for a start, and after seeing all outside in a safe place well on the leeside of the rock, he again crept into the tunnel.

From Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa by Fletcher, Lawrence