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leeward

Turkish translation: rüzgaraltı

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English term or phrase:leeward
Turkish translation:rüzgaraltı

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20:31 Feb 16, 2009
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
English term or phrase: leeward
Definition from seadercraft.com:
The direction the wind is going, downwind. Opposite side of windward.

Example sentence(s):
  • The general rules, then, for turning a ship are these: to bring her head to the wind, put the helm to leeward, and bring the wind to act as much as possible on the after sails, and as little as possible on the head sails John Holden
  • A crop of waterspouts, with their attendant whirlwinds, appeared right in her course, and she was compelled to take in sail and run away to leeward. Ship Modelers Association
  • If the two sailboats are on the same tack then the windward boat must give way to the leeward boat. scandinaviancentre.org
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rüzgaraltı
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rüzgaraltı
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5 +2rüzgaraltı
ozan karakış
5Boca yönüne
Salih YILDIRIM


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16 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Boca yönüne


Definition from Military Dictionary (USA):
adj. & adv. on or toward the side sheltered from the wind or toward which the wind is blowing; downwind: the leeward side of the house | we pitched our tents leeward of a hill. Compare with windward.

n.
the side sheltered or away from the wind: the ship was drifting to leeward

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rüzgaraltı


Definition from own experience or research:
rüzgaraltı

Example sentence(s):
  • Three ventilation cases, single-sided ventilation with an opening in windward wall, single-sided ventilation with an opening in leeward wall, and cross ventilation, are studied. In the wind tunnel, a laser Doppler anemometry was used to provide accurate and detailed velocity data. - sciencedirect.com  

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rüzgaraltı
ozan karakış
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Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4

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