Sentence examples for or windward from inspiring English sources

"Depending on the terrain, whether it was on a ridge or in a valley, the lee side or windward, made a big difference," he said.

The northern, or windward, division comprised six third rate ships of the line, two fourth rate ships and the frigate Circe, tasked with repeating signals from the flagship Venerable, which led the division with and close behind.

The battle split into two melees, one to south, or leeward, where the more numerous British overwhelmed the Dutch rear, and one to the north, or windward, where a more evenly matched exchange centred on the battling flagships.

Hood's squadron was spread out, tacking southeast towards the Chassiron Lighthouse at Saint-Denis-d'Oléron with HMS Centaur in the centre, HMS Revenge to the east (or windward) and Monarch to the west.

This is accomplished by adjusting one's hold on the double boom in order to rake the sail forward or aft, windward or leeward.

The resultant interference effects caused by one or more windward decks are difficult to predict as they may reduce or increase resultant forces and displacements in leeward decks.

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The islands of Cape Verde are divided into the Northern or Barlovento (windward) islands (Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista) and Southern or Sotavento (leeward) islands (Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava).

Inside it's all colour, whether in the Yellow Room or the red Windward Suite.

The bays on the building side faces are much worse ventilated than those on the windward or leeward building face.

We find that flame ignition is not achieved when the discharge is located in the potential core region of the fuel jet or on the windward side of the most upstream part of the near field of the jet.