leeside
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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 Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
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 Rolf Boldrewood
The leeside of us lay full of flats and dangers, inevitable if the wind blew hard at south.
From Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland by Edward Hayes
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 Richard Short
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