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leeward
(encz) | leeward,na závětrnou stranu adv: Adam Nohejl |
leeward
(encz) | leeward,závětrný adj: Adam Nohejl |
Leeward
(gcide) | Leeward \Lee"ward\ (l[=e]"w[~e]rd or l[=u]"[~e]rd), a. (Naut.)
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side
toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a
leeward berth; a leeward ship. -- n. The lee side; the lee.
-- adv. Toward the lee.
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leeward
(wn) | leeward
adv 1: toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" [syn:
leeward, upwind] [ant: downwind, windward]
adj 1: on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of
the island" [ant: windward]
n 1: the direction in which the wind is blowing [ant:
windward]
2: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn:
lee, lee side, leeward] [ant: windward] |
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leeward islands
(encz) | Leeward Islands, |
leeward side
(encz) | leeward side, n: |
leeward tide
(encz) | leeward tide, n: |
to leeward
(encz) | to leeward, n: |
Leeward
(gcide) | Leeward \Lee"ward\ (l[=e]"w[~e]rd or l[=u]"[~e]rd), a. (Naut.)
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side
toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a
leeward berth; a leeward ship. -- n. The lee side; the lee.
-- adv. Toward the lee.
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To sag to leeward
(gcide) | Sag \Sag\ (s[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sagged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sagging.] [Akin to Sw. sacka to settle, sink down, LG.
sacken, D. zakken. Cf. Sink, v. i.]
1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied
pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or
cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn;
the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or
settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag
one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.
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2. Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop;
to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under
the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be
unsettled or unbalanced. [R.]
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The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear,
Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.
--Shak.
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3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop
heavily.
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To sag to leeward (Naut.), to make much leeway by reason of
the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of
a vessel. --Totten.
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leeward islands
(wn) | Leeward Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the eastern West Indies |
leeward side
(wn) | leeward side
n 1: the side sheltered from the wind [syn: to leeward,
leeward side] |
leeward tide
(wn) | leeward tide
n 1: a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is
blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
[syn: leeward tide, lee tide] |
to leeward
(wn) | to leeward
n 1: the side sheltered from the wind [syn: to leeward,
leeward side] |
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