Meaning leeway
What does leeway mean? Here you find 21 meanings of the word leeway. You can also add a definition of leeway yourself
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leewayTo slip sideways downwind while moving forward.
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leewayalso lee-way, 1660s, "sideways drift of a ship in her course caused by wind, deviation from true course by drifting to leeward," from lee + way (n.). Applied to loss of progress in general f [..]
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leewayThe leeward motion of a ship due to wind. It may be expressed as distance, speed, or angular difference between course steered and course through the water. This is analogous to drift in air navigatio [..]
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leewayThe sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
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leewayThe sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
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leewayThe amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind.
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leewaysideways movement of a vessel usually caused by the wind.
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leewayDistance a vessel is forced to leeward of her course by action of wind. 2. Angle between ship's projected course and her track through the water.
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leewayThe sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
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leewayThe amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind.
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leewayThe sideways movement of a boat caused by either wind or current, usually unwanted. Keels and other devices help prevent a boat from having excessive leeway.
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leeway Amount that a ship slides to leeward
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leewayThe amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind. See also weatherly.
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leewayThe sideways movement of the boat caused by either wind or current.
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leewayThe sideways movement of a vessel, blown by the wind
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leewayThe weather side of a ship is the side from which the wind is blowing. The Lee side is the side of the ship sheltered from the wind. A lee shore is a shore that is downwind of a ship. If a ship does n [..]
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leewayThe amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind. See also weatherly
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leewayThe amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind. See also weatherly.
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leewaythe amount that a vessel is blown leeward (downwind) by the wind. Compare to Pitch, Roll, Yaw, Headway, Sternway, Drift, Surge, and Heave
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leewayThe sideways movement of a boat caused by either wind or current, usually unwanted. Keels and other devices help prevent a boat from having excessive leeway.
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leewaySideways drift produced by wind and current
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