| 单词 | leeward-way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleeward-way 2. gen. Situated on the side turned away from the wind; having a direction away from the wind. Opposed to windward n., adj., and adv. Const. of. Hence occasionally Sheltered. leeward shore = lee shore n. leeward-tide, leeward-trade, (see quots. 1696, 1735). leeward-way = leeway n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > situated at the side > situated on side away from or facing wind leeward1627 windwarda1687 down (the) wind1895 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adjective] > leeward lee?a1500 lee-most1622 leeward1627 leewardmost1693 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > course > deviation or drift sag1589 leeway1669 drift1671 driftway1721 leeward-way1727 sagging1769 driftage1862 the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > providing shelter lee shore1653 leeward shore1764 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. x. 47 You say as well tide of ebbe, as tide of flood, or a windward Tide when the Tide runnes against the streame, as a Lee-warde Tide..when the wind and the Tide goeth both one way. 1666 Dk. Albemarle in Quaritch Rough List Oct. (1900) 102 Being Leeward of them standing to ye eastward. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1691) iii. 53 The Windward Ship has a fairer Mark at a Leeward Ship, than vice versa. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Leeward Tide, is when the Tide and Wind go both one way. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4113/2 The Wind slackened upon a Leeward Tide. 1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 230 Because of the great quantity of leeward way. 1735 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Leeward Trade, is when the Tide and Wind go both one Way. 1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) i. 4 Wanderers shipwreck'd on a leeward shore. 1804 Naval Chron. 11 340 There was a small island leeward of the launch. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles i. xxv. 33 For our storm-toss'd skiff we seek Short shelter in this leeward creek. 1853 J. Phillips Rivers, Mountains, & Sea-coast Yorks. v. 157 The annual fall of rain is not the same in amount..on the windward side as on the leeward side of a mountain. 1886 H. Baumann Londinismen 100/1 Looard. 1893 Academy 25 Nov. 467/2 The dirty Ainus can be leeward of deer and not be scented by them. 1963 R. M. Nance & P. A. S. Pool Gloss. Cornish Sea-Words 109 Looard, leeward, is common sea-language. < as lemmas |
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