leeward
Example Sentences
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My father was clambering to get us leeward against capsize when my mother took to the starboard bow.
From Salon • May 11, 2024
“Although an area of showers is moving over the islands this morning, it has not brought significant rainfall to leeward areas,” the latest weather service warning said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
Areas in “severe drought” include Maui’s leeward side — where the now burned town of Lahaina is — while the windward side is considered “abnormally dry.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Mr Cole-Hamilton, who was then 66, was able to help his friend around to the leeward side of the boat and the pair managed to right the craft.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2022
This time he’d push the cane handle all the way over toward the leeward side.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
