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ALEE
(uh-LEE)
On
or toward the lee, or the side opposite to the wind (opposed to
aweather).
Common
clues: Toward the sheltered side; On the quiet side; Out of the
wind; Away from the wind; Sheltered, at sea; Opposite of
aweather; Downwind; Main course?
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
15 times a year
Video:
Leeward
Side
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"
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".
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.
In
the case of an archipelago, "windward islands" are
upwind and "leeward islands" are the downwind ones.
This
article is licensed under the GNU
Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Windward and leeward".
ALEE
(795) 104 Tu+ >1 07 Away from the wind
67
>1 07 Toward shelter
49
Tu >1 06 Out of the wind
37
Tu >1 09 Sheltered, at sea
34
Tu- >1 02 Sheltered EELA
29
Tu+ >1 08 Opposite of aweather
24
Mo+ >1 05 On the sheltered side
23
We >1 09 Downwind
19
Tu+ >1 06 Nautical direction ABAM PORT
16
We >1 09 On the safe side
14
We+ >1 92 Nautical term AHOY TACK
14
We- >1 06 Not aweather
14
Tu+ >1 03 Toward the sheltered side
12
Th- >1 05 Helm position
12
Tu- >1 06 Sheltered, nautically
11
Tu >1 05 Aweather's opposite
11
We+ >1 09 On the calm side
9
We+ >1 07 Nautical adverb
9
Tu >1 07 Protected from the wind
8
Th >1 06 Nautical heading
04
Shelterward
7
Tu >1 05 Away from the gusts
7
Th- >1 08 Not windward
7
Th- >1 08 On the safe side?
7
Tu >1 05 Sailor's direction
6
Th- >1 97 Direction at sea
6
We- >1 00 Downwind, nautically
6
Tu- >1 99 On the quiet side
6
Mo+ >1 08 Out of the weather
6
Th- >1 04 Protected, at sea
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