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

Suddenly we rolled, down went the leeside, and I with it, but I caught hold of the lowest step of the forecastle ladder and sat fast.

From We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

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

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

The wind was so favourable that the oars were little needed, save that some on the leeside kept stroke that the ships might make good weathering.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard