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1 leeward
['liːwəd, 'luːəd] 1.nome lato m. di sottovento2.aggettivo e avverbio sottovento* * *leeward /ˈli:wəd/ (naut.)A a. e avv.B n. [u]poggia; sottovento; lato sottovento ( di nave)● on the leeward, sottovento □ to steer to leeward, mettere la barra sottoventoleewardlya.( di nave) che scade sottovento; poggiera.* * *['liːwəd, 'luːəd] 1.nome lato m. di sottovento2.aggettivo e avverbio sottovento -
2 leeward lee·ward
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3 leewardly
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4 sag
I [sæg]1) (in ceiling) cedimento m.2) (in value) abbassamento m., calo m.II [sæg]3) (weaken)* * *[sæɡ]past tense, past participle - sagged; verb(to bend, hang down, especially in the middle: There were so many books on the shelf that it sagged.) cedere; incurvarsi* * *sag /sæg/n.1 abbassamento; incurvatura; cedimento; avvallamento ( di strada); insellamento, insellatura ( di nave, d'aereo); subsidenza ( di un edificio)2 inclinazione; piegamento3 (econ., fin.) cedimento, flessione, calo, declino, diminuzione ( dei prezzi, delle quotazioni, ecc.)4 (naut.) deriva; scarroccio(to) sag /sæg/A v. i.1 abbassarsi; cedere (spec. nel mezzo); ( di strada) avvallarsi; insellarsi; ( di un edificio) cedere per subsidenza: The damaged bridge is sagging, il ponte lesionato cede (o s'incurva)4 (econ., fin.) calare; diminuire; cedere; subire una flessione: Both output and prices are sagging, cala la produzione e diminuiscono i prezzi; Industrials have sagged, i titoli industriali hanno subito una flessione7 (fig.) afflosciarsi; perdere interesse: The film sagged a bit at the end, il film ha perso interesse verso la fineB v. t.far piegare; far cedere; avvallare; insellare● (naut.) to sag to leeward, scarrocciare sottovento □ a sagging net, una rete floscia (o afflosciata).* * *I [sæg]1) (in ceiling) cedimento m.2) (in value) abbassamento m., calo m.II [sæg]3) (weaken)
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Leeward — Lee ward (l[=e] w[ e]rd or l[=u] [ e]rd), a. (Naut.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; opposed to {windward}; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship. n. The lee side; the lee. adv. Toward the lee.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leeward — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ on or towards the side sheltered from the wind or towards which the wind is blowing. Contrasted with WINDWARD(Cf. ↑windward). ► NOUN ▪ the leeward side … English terms dictionary
Leeward — Leeward, Islas … Enciclopedia Universal
Leeward — er en øgruppe i de Små Antiller, Vestindien … Danske encyklopædi
leeward — 1660s, situated away from the wind, on the opposite of the weather side of the ship; from LEE (Cf. lee) + WARD (Cf. ward) … Etymology dictionary
leeward — [lē′wərd′; ] naut. [ lo͞o′ərd] adj. 1. in the direction toward which the wind blows 2. on the lee side n. the side or direction away from the wind adv. toward the lee; away from the wind: Opposed to WINDWARD … English World dictionary
leeward — lee|ward [ˈli:wəd, ˈlu:əd US ərd] adj, adv 1.) the leeward side of something is the side that is sheltered from the wind ≠ ↑windward ▪ We camped on the leeward side of the mountain. 2.) technical a leeward direction is the same direction as the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leeward — adjective technical 1 the leeward side of something is the side that is sheltered from the wind 2 a leeward direction is the same direction as the wind is blowing: to leeward: The ship cruised slowly to leeward. leeward adverb opposite windward 1 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
leeward — Naut. adj., adv., & n. adj. & adv. on or towards the side sheltered from the wind (opp. WINDWARD). n. the leeward region, side, or direction (to leeward; on the leeward of) … Useful english dictionary
leeward — UK [ˈliːwə(r)d] / UK [ˈluːə(r)d] / US [ˈlɪwərd] / US [ˈluərd] adjective on the side of something that has shelter from the wind the leeward side of the island Derived word: leeward UK / US adverb … English dictionary
leeward — adj. Leeward is used with these nouns: ↑side … Collocations dictionary