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

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 Marryat, Frederick

The Great Dividing Range runs this way and I am on the leeside toward the sea.

From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen

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 Boldrewood, Rolf

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 Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty