请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 leeward
释义

Trends of
leeward

View usage for:

leeward in British English

(ˈliːwəd, nautical ˈluːəd) mainly nautical
adjective
1. 
of, in, or moving to the quarter towards which the wind blows
noun
2. 
the point or quarter towards which the wind blows
3. 
the side towards the lee
adverb
4. 
towards the lee
Compare windward

leeward in American English

(ˈliˈwərd; Nautical ˈluərd)
adjective
1. 
in the direction toward which the wind blows
2. 
on the lee side
noun
3. 
the side or direction away from the wind
adverb
4. 
toward the lee; away from the wind
see also windward

Examples of 'leeward' in a sentence
leeward

`If they are to leeward like they should be, those are the two navy ships there and there.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
The waves great foam-streaked monsters so big that the full power approach up the leeward side was a climb that seemed to take for ever.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
When they heard the Cages bell, not to leeward where it should have been but off the port bow, the helmsman panicked.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
The ship to windward would back her main yards and the one to leeward her foreyards for close maneuvering.
Annie Proulx THE SHIPPING NEWS (2002)
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/3/11 20:43:48