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A shore to weather or windward from a vessel, offering protection from the wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Seen from land, a shore exposed to wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A ship's weather shore is an island's lee shore.
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A protection, creating a relative calm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
suojanpuoleinen ranta
— nautical: shore to windward from a vessel
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Finnish:
tuulenpuoleinen ranta
— shore to windward from land
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Finnish:
tuulensuoja
— protection creating relative calm