Hvad betyder leeward på engelsk?

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leeward Betydning & definition

0 on the side of something which is sheltered from the wind -- i læ
- The bay is situated on the leeward side of the island.
1 in the same direction as the wind is blowing -- medvind
- The boat was heading in a leeward direction.
2 -- med vinden
- We were sailing leeward.

As pointed out earlier, the decay rate at the waveward side is in general much slower than that of the leeward side.
Nevertheless, the decades-long drop in fire frequency and extent in leeward zones has probably allowed fuels to accumulate.
We analysed variation in fire frequency by climate, elevation and aspect (windward and leeward of the central massif).
In the drier leeward areas, however, fire frequency and extent appear lower than pre-1900 levels.
Zones (windward and leeward) were designated in respect to the central massif whose orographic influences result in a marked precipitation gradient.
The porosity in-uenced drag and wind speed leeward of the windbreaks drastically.
The rugged relief supports marked local variations in rainfall between the windward (east) and leeward (west) sides.
Accordingly, the predominantly east-facing sides of each island were designated as windward and the predominantly west-facing sides were designated as leeward.