英语词汇“leeward”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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)
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