Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
leeward
Turkish translation:
rüzgaraltı
Feb 16, 2009 20:31
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English term
leeward
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Definition from
seadercraft.com:
The direction the wind is going, downwind. Opposite side of windward.
Example sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(Turkish)
| 5 +2 | rüzgaraltı |
ozan karakış
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| 5 | Boca yönüne |
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Proposed translations
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ozan karakış
Türkiye
Türkiye
Türkiye
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Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English
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rüzgaraltı
rüzgaraltı
Definition from
own experience or research:
rüzgaraltı
Example sentences:
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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Salih YILDIRIM
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United States
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Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul )
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
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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.<br /><br />n. <br />the side sheltered or away from the wind: the ship was drifting to leeward
Example sentences:
On or toward the side to which the wind is blowing. (sözlük manası)
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