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

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 Hayes, Edward, fl. 1580.

Whenever thee gets on the leeside o’ that hedge, John, do ’ee clap on all sail for Balaswidden, where the boys are waitin’, an’ tell ’em to be ready for a call.

From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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

Gliding back to his friends, he found them ready for a start, and after seeing all outside in a safe place well on the leeside of the rock, he again crept into the tunnel.

From Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa by Fletcher, Lawrence