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 Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
At the summons of the boatswain, the men came aft, and stood in a body on the leeside of the quarterdeck, with their hats off, and impatience in their looks.
From Newton Forster The Merchant Service by Frederick Marryat
Fortunately the wind kept steady on the port beam, so that the damage to the starboard rigging could be secured without interrupting the progress of the voyage, it being on the leeside.
From Windjammers and Sea Tramps by Walter Runciman
The Great Dividing Range runs this way and I am on the leeside toward the sea.
From Unmanned by Stephen Oliver
