Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
leeward
Danish translation:
Læside
Apr 29, 2009 18:54
15 yrs ago
English term
leeward
GBK
English to Danish
Other
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
(Danish)
| 5 +2 | Læside |
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Proposed translations
+2
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Freelance DK
Denmark
Denmark
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Translations with empathy
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, German to Danish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Selected
Læside
Fra egen erfaring som tidligere søspejder
Definition from
own experience or research:
en del af Bermudariggens genialitet, at dens 2- delte sejlplan gør det muligt at stille forsejlet på en sådan måde, at dette hjælper med til at bevare de laminare strømninger på storsejlets læside. Dvs. at undgå turbulens bag storsejlet
Example sentences:
Læsiden er kun turbulenser og giver ingen trækkraft. (maximalt.dk)
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