windward in English
the windward side of the boat
the ships drifted west, leaving the island quite a distance to windward
Use "windward" in a sentence
1. Our ship thrashed to windward.
2. The ship thrashed to windward.
3. The ship worked to windward.
4. The ship beat up to windward.
5. What does Aweather mean? To the windward side
6. Windward: The side closest to the wind.
7. In summer, the Windward Islands can be subject to hurricanes.
8. On the windward leg of the race the wind was strong.
9. Cutters Cigars and Spirits 4915 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004 770-640-0550
10. Aweather definition is - on or toward the weather or windward side.
11. 11 Paddlers perfect their racing strokes in an outrigger canoe off Oahu's windward coast.
12. Condensation is also commonly followed by precipitation on the top and windward sides of the mountain.
13. Aloof (adv.) 1530s, "to windward," from a-(1) "on" + Middle English loof "windward direction," probably from Dutch loef (Middle Dutch lof) "the weather side of a ship" (see luff (n.))
14. The company has also chosen the most prosperous and diversified of all the Windward Islands.
15. Haiku, on the windward coast of Maui, experienced a wind gust of 75 mph (121 km/h).
16. U0360 Upslope fog Fog, associated adiabatic expansion and cooling, formed on windward slopes by forced ascent of air.
17. There was therefore an understandable reluctance to undertake regularly long voyages to windward in rough weather.
18. Before we staked our claim to our own windward isle, there was something I wanted to see first.
19. This will cause both feet to rest on the windward rail, making it difficult to keep the board level.
20. Shipping between the American eastern seaboard and the Canal goes through the Windward Passage between Cuba and Haiti.
21. In addition the temperature contrast is increased by the intensifying southerly flow with a windward adiabatic cooling.
22. Point the tiller in the direction you wish to go and tighten the jib sheet to windward, (Backwinding the sail)
23. In sailing, one basic rule is that the leeward boat has the right - of - way over windward boat.
24. It seems, Freddie as he's been named, stowed away with a consignment of bananas from the Windward Islands.
25. In Middle English, Aloof was originally a nautical term; the loof (now spelled luff) is the windward side of a ship
26. This is most likely on windward slopes of mountains, with severe cases generally occurring to tree stands that are 75 years or older.
27. Those first learning to water start or carve gybe are best off in the flat water to windward by the spit.
28. Leaving two of the men in the bows to receive the cargo, he positioned two more along the windward side deck.
29. As its name suggests, this picturesque village is located on the windward side of the island, situated some 1,300 feet [400 m] above sea level.
30. The capital of St. Lucia, in the Windward Islands of the British West Indies. It was founded by the French in16 Population, 7
31. Usually, the Kona district, on the leeward side of the island, is more sunny, and the Hilo area, on the windward side, is much more rainy.
32. Fair-haired Babelicious bimbo with juicy round butt Austin O'Riley was navigated the windward passage and shot white in her pretty face and perky tits
33. Up the bottom (like what gay men do) That man has his winky up that other mans windward passage! Let's call this act "going up the Chuff"
34. Bridgeport is ideally positioned to be a regional game-changer and is located at the intersection of Bridge Road (Route 17) and Windward Lane-across from Bennett’s Creek Farm Market.
35. Breezy to locally windy trades will continue to carry clouds and showers into windward and mountains areas today, with some stronger showers will reach the interior and leeward sections of …
36. Volcanic hills, limestone formations of fossilized coral and Batholithic rocks make up the topography, while large waves roll into shore at the park’s windward cove-style beaches, Boca Prins and Dos Playa
37. Often confused with pinching, which is exactly the opposite (an increase of flow over the leeward side of the sail commonly noticed with Backwinding), or the windward telltale flipping up
38. Banana prices at point of import into Europe vary widely between Latin American supplies (averaging EUR 558 per ton in 1999) to an ACP average of EUR620 per ton, to EUR745 for the Windward Islands alone.
39. Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry family growing throughout Southeast Asia, South India, and most Pacific Ocean islands.It is also cultivated in the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands of the Caribbean and Africa
40. Vessel icing is a function of the ship's course relative to the wind and seas and generally is most severe in the following areas: stem, bulwark and bulwark rail, windward side of the superstructure and deckhouses, hawse pipes, anchors, deck gear, forecastle deck and upper deck, freeing ports, aerials, stays, shrouds, masts, spars, and associated rigging.