leeward in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for leeward in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.leeward [Brit ˈliːwəd, ˈluːəd, Am ˈliwərd, ˈluərd] N

leeward

lato m di sottovento

to leeward

sottovento

II.leeward [Brit ˈliːwəd, ˈluːəd, Am ˈliwərd, ˈluərd] ADJ, ADV

leeward

sottovento

Leeward Islands [Brit ˈliːwəd, Am ˌliwərd ˈaɪləndz] N npl

Leeward Islands

Isole f Sottovento

Translations for leeward in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sottovento

leeward

sottovento

lee(ward)

sottovento

leeward

poggia (lato sottovento)

leeward

poggiare

to sail to leeward

isole Sottovento

Leeward Islands

leeward in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leeward in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.leeward [ˈli:·wɚd] METEO ADJ

leeward

sottovento

II.leeward [ˈli:·wɚd] METEO ADV

leeward

sottovento

Leeward Islands N

Leeward Islands

Isole f pl Sottovento

Translations for leeward in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sottovento

to sail leeward

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The windward side is very rocky, while the leeward side consists of many sandy beaches and has many more bays.

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The entrances to the stall and living areas are on the leeward southern side.

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Standing on the leeward side of the vessel, a sailor observes being blown towards an exposed shoreline by the wind.

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Leeward called the modifications of the plane radical.

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This build up is most common on the leeward sides of mountains.

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Leeward is the side of an island where the predominant wind travels from the interior of the island to the sea.

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He also summarised the advantages of fighting from either windward or leeward positions.

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This creates an area on leeward side, a dead zone where depressions form on the sail.

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At all times a fleet advancing from windward was liable to injury in spars, even if the leeward fleet did not deliberately aim at them.

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Here again the reference point from which a shore is viewed determines whether it is the lee shore or a leeward shore.

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