 Example image showing definitions of windward (upwind) and leeward (downwind). Windward is the direction from which the wind is blowing at the time in question. The side of a ship which is towards the windward is the weather side. If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of the wind, this will be the "higher side" Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Leeward is the direction downwind from the point of reference. The side of the ship towards the leeward is its lee side. If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of the wind, this will be the "lower side".
Pronunciation In general, the nautical pronunciation is ['lju:əd, 'lu:əd] (also monosyllabic [lɪʊəd, lʊəd])[1] and ['wɪndəd] ([-əɹd] in American English) but nowadays they are rather old-fashioned and ['li:wəd] and ['wɪndwəd] ([-əɹd] in American English) are more common. In any case, the pronunciation for the Lesser Antilles (Leeward and Windward Islands and the Leeward Antilles) is always the second.[2] A syllable (Ancient Greek: ) is a unit of speech that is made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with one or more optional phones (single sounds or phonetic segments). Syllables are often considered the phonological building blocks of words. ...
For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ...
Location of the Lesser Antilles (green) in relation to the rest of the Caribbean Islands of the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees,[1] are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas and Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ...
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
The Leeward Antilles are a chain of islands in the Caribbean – specifically, the southerly islands of the Lesser Antilles (and, in turn, the West Indies) along the southeastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea, just north of the Venezuelan coast of the South American mainland. ...
Meteorological significance The terms "leeward" and "windward" refer respectively to what a game stalker would call downwind and upwind. The terms are used by seamen in relation to their ships but also in reference to islands in an archipelago and to the different sides of a single island. In the latter case, the windward side is that side of an island subject to the prevailing wind, and is thus the wetter side (see orographic precipitation). The leeward side is the side protected by the elevation of the island from the prevailing wind, and is typically the drier side of an island. Thus, leeward or windward siting is an important weather and climate factor on oceanic islands. Defined narrowly, a game stalker is a hunter who for sport, approaches close to his timid quarry before making a kill. ...
Downwind refers to a position leeward of another (see Windward and leeward). ...
Windward is the direction from which a present wind is blowing. ...
The Mergui Archipelago The Archipelago Sea, situated between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands. ...
Wind is the quasi-horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by a horizontal pressure gradient force. ...
This article is about the meteorological term. ...
For the geological process, see Weathering or Erosion. ...
In the case of an archipelago, "windward islands" are upwind and "leeward islands" are the downwind ones. The Mergui Archipelago The Archipelago Sea, situated between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands. ...
Nautical and naval significance -
Windward and leeward directions are important factors to consider when sailing a sailing ship - see points of sail. Other terms with broadly the same meaning are widely used, particularly "upwind" and "downwind", and many variations using the metaphor of height ("come up", "drop down", "we're pointing higher than them" "head below that mark", and so on). For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ...
For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ...
Traditional wooden cutter under sail. ...
Points of sail is the term used to describe a sailing boats course in relation to the wind direction. ...
The windward vessel is normally the more maneouverable vessel. For this reason, rule 12 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea stipulate that the leeward vessel has right of way over the windward vessel. Similarly, a square rigged warship would often try to enter battle from the windward direction (or "hold the weather gauge"), thus gaining an important tactical advantage over the opposing warship – the warship to windward could choose when to engage and when to withdraw. The opposing warship to leeward could often do little but comply without exposing itself unduly. This was particularly important once artillery was introduced to naval warfare. The ships heeled away from the wind so that the leeward vessel was exposing part of her bottom to shot. If damaged between wind and water, she was consequently in danger of sinking when on the other tack. See Spanish Armada. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and set out the rules of the road to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea. ...
Main-mast of a square-rigged ship, with all square sails set except the course. ...
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Combatants England Dutch Republic Spain Portugal Commanders Elizabeth I of England Charles Howard Francis Drake Philip II of Spain Duke of Medina Sidonia Strength 34 warships 163 armed merchant vessels 22 galleons 108 armed merchant vessels Casualties 50–100 dead[1] ~400 wounded 600 dead, 800 wounded,[2] 397 captured...
See also The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
The Leeward Antilles are a chain of islands in the Caribbean – specifically, the southerly islands of the Lesser Antilles (and, in turn, the West Indies) along the southeastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea, just north of the Venezuelan coast of the South American mainland. ...
Location of the Lesser Antilles (green) in relation to the rest of the Caribbean Islands of the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees,[1] are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas and Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ...
The Hawaiian island chain. ...
The Windward Islands (French Îles du Vent) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. ...
The Leeward Islands (French: ÃŽles Sous-le-Vent; litteraly Islands Under-the-Wind) are part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. ...
The Society Islands (French: Îles de la Société or offically Archipel de la Société) are a group of islands in the south Pacific, administratively part of French Polynesia. ...
The Barlavento archipelago (literally, the Windward), is the northern island group of Cape Verde. ...
The Sotavento archipelago (literally, the Leeward), is the southern island group of Cape Verde. ...
Lee (red) and windward (green) shores, given wind from due east (blue arrows) The terms lee shore and weather or windward shore describe a stretch of shoreline with respect to the wind direction, and is of particular importance when sailing. ...
The term downstream has several possible meanings: In geography, downstream means literally away from the source of a stream or river, along the normal direction of water flow. ...
The term upstream has several possible meanings: In geography, upstream means literally towards the source of a stream or river, against the normal direction of water flow. ...
Notes - ^ Jones, Daniel (1997). English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-45903-6.
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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