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Noun Concept
Categories: Navigation, Nautical terms, Atmospheric circulation
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lee shore  weather shore  windward shore
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A lee shore, sometimes also called a leeward, is a nautical term to describe a stretch of shoreline that is to the lee side of a vessel—meaning the wind is blowing towards land. Wikipedia
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A lee shore, sometimes also called a leeward, is a nautical term to describe a stretch of shoreline that is to the lee side of a vessel—meaning the wind is blowing towards land. Wikipedia
stretch of shoreline that is to the lee side of a vessel Wikidata
A shore towards which the wind is blowing, and to which there is the danger of being driven. Wiktionary
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weather shore
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windward shore

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