| 单词 | windward |
| 例句 | We’d sit in line on the floor along side of him, pretending we were holding down the windward rail. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z If your ship can’t claw off, then you’ll heave an anchor to windward, to try to hold the ship where she is. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Granny was right; when Mother died, Father lost his anchor to windward.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuart and I gathered up our boots and all our clothing and then positioned ourselves on the windward side of the shelter. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The air moved a little faster and became a light wind, so that leeward and windward side were clearly differentiated. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z After she had bestowed her veil, the nereid dove like a gull to windward where a dark waveside closed over her whiteness. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind whips up another spray of sand off the shallow, windward slopes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But six of the laughing brown men slid out on the bamboo logs on the windward side, and their weight balanced the huge sail against the pressure of the wind. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. A storm drove me on a lee shore, and I lost my anchor to windward.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Our two-bedroom cottage, without locks, was located on the windward side of the island. Thirty years later, a return trip to the Bahamas 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z They were discovered, and so, eventually, was Kailua, although it and the rest of windward Oahu have managed to keep a reasonably low profile on Hawaii’s well-worn tourist map. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z Just before Hurricane Sandy, the area of the Atlantic immediately windward from New York City and New Jersey was up to nine degrees warmer than normal. ‘The Sixth Extinction,’ by Elizabeth Kolbert 2014-02-10T18:47:42Z Finally, there’s Pali Lookout for a view of Oahu’s windward side, where you will see Kaneohe Bay in the distance and wild chickens in the parking lot. What to Do in Honolulu 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Go through the second tunnel and then, ladies and gentlemen: the windward side, lush terrain of old fishponds, streams, marshes, soft volcanic cinder cones and the blue, isle-dotted bay, all laid at your feet. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z The windward side has local fishermen, dancers, musicians, artists — native Hawaiian families rooted there for generations, with names like Mahoe, Aluli and Pahinui. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z "This is our anchor to the windward," the former president says. HBO documentarians look for Bush the man 2012-06-11T11:46:12Z Nobody needs me here, so I return to my kayak and stroke through a narrow channel to Pinel’s exposed windward shores. A St. Martin vacation reminds parents they don’t really want to get away from kids 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Here we spied vivid Moorish idol fish and yellow puffer fish in the aquarium-like calm, supplanted by larger tuna as we rounded the rough windward side. Latin America 2011 |?Journeys: Isla Coiba, Panama, a Marine Preserve 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z I was two years old, hoisted on the shoulders of my father, for whom the view to windward was neither openly nor latently sublime. I lost my virginity in a waterfront brothel 2013-06-03T15:32:00Z The real Hawaii is there, if you look for it and listen; it lingers strongest where tourists don’t notice, all along the windward side. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z But there’s a town wrapped around the beach, and, around that, a whole other side of the 600-square-mile island of Oahu — the windward side, a world away from Honolulu. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z Fifteen minutes and $20 later, we were deposited at a wild, windward beach, where a Rasta flag waved its welcome, emblazoned with an image of Bob Marley. Personal Journeys: Quiet in the Caribbean 2014-01-22T17:41:04Z “Princess Panics-a-Lot” is the teasing moniker that Stuart would gently bestow upon Pat whenever she would get anxious that, beating to windward, we were heeling too much and might tip over. A chartered sailboat breezes by a cruise liner as the best way to hop the Greek islands 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Hands-down, the day-long drive from the North Shore around the island’s windward side stole the show as far as unspoiled natural coastal beauty. Waikiki Beach is only two miles of Oahu. The rest is well worth checking out. 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z These mountains are on Oahu’s wetter, windward side because they trap moisture and rain that move across the island from the northeast. There’s another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Areas in “severe drought” include Maui’s leeward side — where the now burned town of Lahaina is — while the windward side is considered “abnormally dry.” How a perfect storm of climate and weather led to catastrophic Maui fire 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z After drifting thousands of miles, the boat found its way Friday to Punaluu on Oahu’s windward coast, where it’s been laying on its side on white sand and rocks. A man tried to sail from California to Mexico. He was rescued, but abandoned boat drifted to Hawaii 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z There are typically two styles of dune beds: the more common trough cross-beds with curved windward surfaces, and rarer planar cross-beds with flat windward surfaces. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Doors and windows should be closed firmly - particularly those to the windward side of the house - and especially large doors, like those on garages. Storm Eunice: Guide to preparing for 90mph winds 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The sandbar that rests between the open Pacific Ocean and Kaneohe Bay on Oahu’s windward side is a popular gathering place for local boaters and tourists. Hawaii: Don’t burn Christmas trees at sacred Oahu sandbar 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z The base straddles Guantánamo Bay, a U.S.-controlled body of water, with some services on the leeward side and most on the windward, connected by a ferry. Guantánamo Bay: Beyond the Prison 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Honestly, if you want local cred, you haven’t lived until you’ve made your way up, down, and all about a windward Olympic Peninsula river drainage — and have the wrinkled fingers and toes to prove it. Here are 10 soul-satisfying day trips you can take around Washington 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z By the windward mark it was 19 seconds ahead, having shown a speed advantage when allowed to sail its own race. Match point: Team NZ leads Luna Rossa 6-3 in America’s Cup 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Team New Zealand started at the pin end with Luna Rossa above it to windward as the boats crossed the line side by side. Team NZ, Luna Rossa tied at 2-2 in America’s Cup match 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Approaching the line and with a good time and distance run, Burling swung Te Rehutai behind Luna Rossa’s stern into the windward position and hit the line at speed. Defender Team NZ and Luna Rossa tied 1-1 in America’s Cup 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Ainslie was especially aggressive in the pre-start as Team UK wanted the windward end of the start line and the right hand side of the course. Luna Rossa leads Team UK 5-1 in AmCup challenger final 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z The boats crossed the start line evenly with Luna Rossa to windward. Luna Rossa beats Team UK to lead Prada Cup final 2-0 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z In the normal sailing mode, the AC75 will skim above the waves on the leeward foil and rudder, with the windward foil arm raised out of the water to reduce drag. America’s Cup crews race for 1st time in powerful new boats 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Kodama said even windward areas of the islands are being impacted by the summer dry season. Low August rainfall brings drought conditions across Hawaii 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Burling tried again to grab the windward spot near the start of the second race but his slight misjudgment gave Luna Rossa the lead. Defender Team NZ and Luna Rossa tied 1-1 in America’s Cup 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Rain falls on the top or the windward side of the mountain but the eastern side is much drier. Why was it so warm on Saturday night? 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z At every step of the way for about 10 years, members of the community opposed the wind turbines, said state Sen. Gil Riviere, who represents Oahu’s north and windward shores. Telescope protest inspires more Native Hawaiian activism 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Katherine Kealoha rode a city bus as a child for more than an hour to get to school from rural Kahaluu on Oahu’s verdant and mountainous windward coast where her father was a fisherman. Corruption claims, mailbox send Hawaii power couple to trial 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Repairs to the Honolulu-bound side of the Pali Highway, a critical route between Honolulu and the windward side of the island, are expected to be completed in August, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported . Landslide repairs on Oahu highway will take 5 more months 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z “This is our anchor to the windward. This is where our memories are. This is where I’ve been coming all my life and will remain to our last days,” the former president said. A president and a first lady among Mainers who died in 2018 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Navy anchor, a symbol of the family home Bush often called his “anchor to windward.” ‘His life was a hymn of honor’: Washington reacts to George H.W. Bush’s passing 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z He represented windward Oahu in the state Senate. Former state senator Hee joins race for Hawaii governor 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z It was overcast this morning with rain showers on the windward portion of Oahu where the president is vacationing with his family. The Latest: Obama at Marine base gym on wet Hawaii morning 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z They shift to the windward side of the cockpit, lean out until they balance the boat against the wind. Verge Fiction: An excerpt from Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Several roofs were blown or damaged on Oahu’s windward side. Stormy weather causes problems across islands 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z They climbed Makapuu Point Lighthouse Trail, which offers sweeping views of Oahu’s mountainous windward coast and offshore islands. President Obama’s Hawaii vacation: Day 4 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The island of Oahu was under a flood advisory, with heavy showers over the windward part of the island. President Obama’s Hawaii vacation: Day 3 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Yet the “windward” side of the U-shaped base is occupied by 21st-century detention facilities specifically created to house prisoners of a new era in warfare. Normalized Relations With Cuba to Have Little Effect on Guantanamo Bay 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z But Oracle was quicker to rise up on its foils and accelerate, passing the Kiwis to windward and preventing them from getting a right-of-way blocking position at mark one. Powerful Oracle moves a step closer to keeping America's Cup 2013-09-24T01:07:19Z The New Zealand boat looked fast upwind, turning a 17-second Oracle lead at the mark ending the first downwind leg, into a 29-second advantage over Oracle at the windward turning mark near the Golden Gate. Oracle win shows New Zealand has not locked up America's Cup 2013-09-09T02:14:02Z No air turbulence was felt on windward side of mountain. The Cataclysm: "From Unbaked Fragments to Vitreous Charcoal" 2013-05-23T14:15:11.527Z As I tried to settle in, Richardson knelt to explain my job, which sounded pretty simple: when the boat turned, I would shift along with it, always moving to the windward side. A Heart-Thumping Ride on a Racing Catamaran 2012-11-13T20:38:39Z Britain were fifth at the final windward mark but lost places on the downwind leg to the finish. Percy denied Star gold by Sweden 2012-08-05T12:45:01Z Ainslie had a great start in the 10th race and built a lead of about 150 meters approaching the windward mark for the second time. Ainslie wins 10th race to set up medals showdown 2012-08-03T17:50:12Z Those who had an ear for music picked up their steamer chairs and moved to windward; but this young man, being half dead and firmly lashed to his place, was unable to save himself. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z When the German airship was dead to windward of the town her motors were switched off and she was allowed to drift in and out of the lower edge of the bank of clouds. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Martinez edged us into position between the Korean and Chinese boats on the far windward end. A Heart-Thumping Ride on a Racing Catamaran 2012-11-13T20:38:39Z Force of habit made the young officer glance to windward. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Four large vessels hove to at a quarter of a mile to windward of us and opened a furious fire. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z As she dashed along to windward of the boat now struggling amid the foaming waves, Captain Oakum seized the trumpet from his mate, and hailed them— 'You can never reach your ship.' I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z That haunting picture of crumbling desolation, A Forsaken Garden, lies "at the sea-down's edge between windward and lee." Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z The capture of the brig then seemed inevitable, but a light breeze springing up, bringing her fortunately to windward, her sails filled, and she swept joyfully away from her formidable antagonist. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Crosthwaite, after giving a searching glance to windward, stepped to the head of the ladder. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z This enraged Porter, for Hillyar had hove to off port, and fired a gun to windward, which could be interpreted in no other way than as a challenge. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z She was under jib and trysail only, the intention of the crew being evidently, if it were possible, to work her to windward, and so keep her off shore. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z A white comber rose to windward, there was a thud, and jib and short bowsprit vanished. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The Macedonian, however, was to windward, and hence could make it a yard-arm-to-yard-arm combat whenever she chose. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z It was in one sense a fortunate day for the experiment, for a gale of wind blew, and no other vessel attempted to move to windward. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z They manœuvered for some time to get to the windward, but finding this impossible they awaited the approach of the American, who had now set his colors. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Thus they got also to windward, as the rest were before. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z By degrees, he got it under, and stopping to stretch his cramped limbs, looked to windward. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z At 2 o'clock the two vessels were only half a mile apart, the Englishman to windward, and showing no colors. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z The waves broke heavily on the vessel; the chimney became loose, and first reeled to leeward, then to windward, and tumbled over with a great crash. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z She had taken her position to windward, and so as to form with the two vessels nearly an equilateral triangle, and in this masterly position flung her heavy metal against both alike. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z By huddling together on the floor against the windward side we got some protection. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z White combers rolled up to windward and as she plunged across their tops she threw up clouds of spray. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z If the people came to windward they were in danger of being blown into the flames, and to leeward they dared not approach the fire, which would have scorched them up. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Hillyar afterwards declared that the gun to windward was a signal to the Cherub. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He was still well out of range, and, unfortunately for them, on the windward side. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Masts and deck were horribly slanted, the windward bulwark was hove high up, and luminous spray drove across its top. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Being to windward of them, it would be impossible to stalk them directly. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z The steamer takes the boat to windward and lets her go. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z As Stewart stood out to windward, the three vessels, which he afterwards learned to be the Leander and Newcastle of 50, and the Acasta of 40 guns, crowded all sail in chase. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Out of an unseen quarry evermore, Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer Curves his white bastions with projected roof Round every windward stake, or tree, or door. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z He looked to windward, and seeing the night was calm, went below. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z We could cover five or six miles before it was light, and if we take care not to go to windward they won't hear a single rifle-shot. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z In the more profuse and varied windward sides there are several general vegetation zones. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z I am reminded of a skipper who by hard driving to windward and good luck came first of all to a favourable harbour. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z Moreover, the limpet and other shells gathered by the squaws were commonly piled to windward of the hut. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Then he saw foam boil behind the lee rail and straining curves of canvas that kept their hollowness when the yacht rolled to windward. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Then with a few strokes of the snow-knife a door-way was carved out and to the windward of it was built a circular snow wall. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The more extensive ranges lie across the path of the prevailing south and easterly winds producing windward and leeward climatic areas. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z The British Government is always laying anchors to windward. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z It was open on the lee side, the thatching, such as it was, covering two thirds of the circumference to windward. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z While the yacht, her jib to windward, rose and fell on the ocean swell without making any progress, everything was got ready for the carrying out of their design. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z A large ship, painted black and showing twelve guns on a side, was seen to windward, running across their course. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z On the windward side rainfall is heavy and rather evenly distributed over the year. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z The stockade and the huts on the windward side were ablaze; soon the whole place must be in flames. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z The French officer imitated Nelson’s attack at Trafalgar by sailing down on the English line from windward with his ships in two lines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z When a seal is doubtful about anything floating on the water, it will take a long circuit round, and keep out of shot until it has got to windward of the suspicious object. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Sometimes a hundred vessels are seen to surround a single corsair, those which are to windward throw out powdered lime to blind the enemy, and, as they are very numerous, it produces some effect. The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) 2012-03-01T03:00:25.290Z The windward sides, where rainfall often exceeds a hundred inches, have a more even temperature and sunshine is more moderate. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z But the lookout saw the monster just in time—it was rather foggy, or he would have seen it sooner—and they sheered to windward. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z The succeeding morning, after a hard beat to windward, both vessels anchored in Gregory Bay. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Once to windward all doubt is at an end, and, if the object should prove to be an enemy, the seal will immediately disappear under water. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z The remainder of the French fleet being at anchor to the windward could not easily advance to the relief of their doomed friends. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z At 8 A.M., being a little to windward of the entrance into the harbour, bore away and run in E.N.E. between the breakers, having from five to seven fathoms water. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z The American, being to windward, had the weather-gage, and, after taking a good look at her antagonist, brought her to action at twenty minutes past three o'clock in the afternoon. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Aided by the tide, the ships worked to windward through the Second Narrow, and reached an anchorage out of the strength of tide, but in an exposed situation. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Outclassed as the Mirandola was in sailing before the wind, it occurred to Amos that she might show to better advantage in working to windward. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The superstitious inhabitants of the Isle of Man formerly, on Midsummer Eve, lighted fires to the windward side of fields, so that the smoke might pass over the corn. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z I thought I should have no difficulty in recognising the ravine by which, nine years before, I had descended to the windward shore. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z In addition a monster warehouse was on fire in the rear, a menace to every building to windward of it. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z After getting the sheet anchor to the bows, and the broken one in-board, we weighed and made sail to windward, in search of a good anchorage. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z "What care I for a vessel to windward!" cried the man. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z We could only hang on and keep a sharp eye to windward. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z The south-west monsoon is accompanied by violent thunderstorms, rain, and squalls, and the sea in this portion of the ocean is perpetually confused, so that a vessel turning to windward can make but little progress. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The wind's feet Touch lazily each crest, Like white gulls slow flapping To windward. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z Our cutter required too many men, and was neither so handy, nor could she pull to windward so well as a whale-boat; and our small boat was only fit for harbour duty. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z At length they decided apparently to abandon the pursuit, for she stood to windward, and the two watchers breathed again. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z On the windward side the roof was pinned down nearly to the top of a loosely-laid wall of stones about three feet high. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z These slopes on the windward side of Trinidad are overgrown chiefly with a sturdy species of bean. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z And he sneaked aft to the skipper, who was turning all ways, as if wondering where windward was. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z Weighed, warped to windward, and made sail out of Adventure Passage. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Seeing that the helm was in safe hands, Dennis turned once more and glanced anxiously towards the shore, which was now beginning to loom large to windward. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z At eight, A.M., being a little to windward of the entrance of the harbor, bore away, and ran in east-north-east between the breakers, having from five to seven fathoms of water. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z It has certainly converted what was once a comparatively easy and perfectly safe road from the mountain-tops to the windward shore into an extremely difficult and dangerous one. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z As it is, they no doubt think that our clawing out to windward is of no advantage to us. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z We secured both boats again, but the one to windward was badly stove. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Jimmy fancied that the last was an inspiration, and after a glance to windward went down into the saloon, which was very wet. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The trawlers were all forming to windward in a rough semicircle about the cutter. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z The only hope left them was to endeavour to rush through the flames and get to the windward side of the conflagration. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z She was permitted to gain until she was little more than half a mile astern, but the schooner had weathered on her, and was now nearly half a mile to windward. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z At daylight we found ourselves to windward of Marian's Cove. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z By midnight the Sorata was close in with the coast, working fast to windward through smooth water with her biggest topsail set, while a half-moon hung low in the western sky. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z And as he spoke a great sea leapt up against the windward bow of the cutter. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z This Charles S—— observed, and immediately sought to take advantage of it, and if possible get to the windward of the fire. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z On the 16th instant, in consequence of a violent south wind, which had carried the squadron to the northeast, we discovered, at break of day, a frigate two gun-shots to windward. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z If any such exist they would have a decided advantage over those on the north shore, from being generally to windward, and therefore easy to leave, as well as more secure. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z They thrashed her to windward most of that day. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The waves leaped exultingly up from windward and roared away to leeward from under the cutter's keel in a steep, uprising hill of foam. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Peralta congratulated them on getting as far to windward in two weeks as the Spanish captains did in three months, from their keeping boldly so far from the shore. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The English squadron being in the rear, and to windward of mine, I made a signal to form again in order of battle, which was done in a short time. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z At daylight next morning the wind became strong and the weather thick, with rain, but we made as much sail as we could carry, and worked to windward all the day. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z "I guess I've worked as hard as most other men, but somehow I don't seem to have gone to windward as the rest did," he said. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z On the same evening 500 men, in twenty-two canoes, embarked to take La Seppa, a small town seven leagues to windward, of Panama. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The emerald-green moss clings thickly to the westward or windward side of the crusted trunks, and at their foot what a riot of vegetation! Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z A terrible, cold blast came in with him and a clattering of the shutters on the windward wall of the house. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z At midnight, we were in the Pacific, and all our anxiety about weeks of beating to windward upon short allowance of provisions, vanished as quickly as the land astern. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z That's a girl with a capacity for doing more than sail a boat to windward well, and she will probably expect a good deal. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The Spaniards, gaining courage from these failures, hoisted the bloody flag; but the third day, David, getting sober, got his tackle and rigging in good order, got properly to windward, and bore down with determination. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Moose are forced to bed down while snow drifts on their windward backsides. Scientist at Work Blog: Preparing to Live With Wolves 2012-01-16T21:27:19Z At the first evidence of a blow, we hurried across to the windward bank. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Having gained some distance to windward, while the snow was so thick it was impossible to see the shore, we made sail across the Strait, and hit the place within a cable's length. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Then as he glanced to windward he saw the seatops heave athwart a blaze of crimson and saffron low down under ragged wisps of cloud. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The Spaniards burnt all the provisions in the way, and set fire to the savannahs to windward, stifling the French horses with smoke and scaring them with the blaze. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z There was a dense forest growth on the point of Watling's Island, if that were indeed the land to windward, for the breeze was westerly. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z But not a few stayed behind, and gradually a little colony of Tongan-speaking half-castes established itself in all the principal windward islands. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z In Sea Reach there is a heavy rolling swell, with a short and deep sea, which renders it very difficult to beat to windward. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The Tyee's slanted mastheads seemed to rake through the latter, and she was wet everywhere; but she was still hammering to windward with bows that swung up streaming over the long seas. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The boat brings some heavy lurches to the windward, then yaws off to leeward; all owing to those lubberly oarsmen not meeting her with the helm in season. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z She had her own sharp-eyed lookouts, and these and her officers had been studying this schooner to windward of them. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Manœuvring to windward of the enemy was even more important in a war-canoe than in a frigate, because by getting within striking distance of his outrigger you had him at your mercy. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z On the 20th, I weighed and beat to windward, intending to search for anchorage on the north shore, where I might land and fix the northern end of our base line. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The last topic was whether it is worth while to hang on and fight one's way to windward when the outlook is black. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The Portuguese schooner was in the offing; she worked up before night, and anchored a little to the windward of us. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z They always feed on the buds and tops of the dwarf birch, and after this repast, generally sit on the high ridges of snow, with their heads to windward. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z It was an insult to cross her bows, or to sail to windward of her. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Captain Stokes's account of this day's beat to windward will give the reader an idea of the sort of navigation. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z "With a blame ugly tide-rip setting dead to windward across the mouth of it!" Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z "Mind you keep your eyes to windward, seems a change like." In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Our labour consisted only in digging a hole in the snow, and fixing a few deer skins up to windward of us; but the most difficult task was that of making a fire. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z The smaller hull is the outrigger, and is always kept to windward. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Stanley penetrating their design, ordered the sail to be lowered and the rowers to pull dead to windward. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The Shasta's bows came round, and the light was growing clearer when she lay with engines stopped as close to windward of the Adelaide as Jimmy dared venture. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Twigs hurtled about their ears; the woods was filled with a roar like the sea; the smoke was blinding to lee of the fire, and its heat could hardly reach them a yard to windward. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z They dared not leave the harbour, at least so they said, when the enemy was to windward; and, as though to confirm their words, they sometimes after leaving returned. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z We both suffered intensely from the cold, and Arten would carefully wrap things round me so that the apertures and crevices were not on the windward side. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z He took many a ran forward as the day advanced, often pausing, though, to give an uneasy glance windward, and at the sun, not yet hidden by the rising clouds. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Jimmy moved his hand, and the gong clanged out "Full-speed" this time, while, glancing to windward, he saw the black shape of the schooner hove-up apparently above him. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z He put down his helm, and the sloop, forging round to windward, rose upright, with her heavy mainboom banging to and fro. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z “Look, Walton,” said the sailor, “to windward; yonder it is all blue sky, by-and-by it will be a bright and lovely night.” From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z “Lower away your dinghy,” cried McBain to Allan, as he hauled the headsails to windward and stopped the cutter’s way, “it will be a bit of practice for you.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Everything was done, however, that could be done, but still the seas poured in at every lurch to windward. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z That was enough to steer her while she blew to windward, and Jimmy dared risk no more. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The sloop, however, was going to windward, for Vane was handling her with skill, and she had almost cleared the point when there was a bang, and the sloop stopped suddenly. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z As they reached the last houses of the town, both simultaneously stopped and turned their faces windward. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Most of them gazed in silence at the rugged and wild scene to windward. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Our heroes pause in their walk, and gaze upwards; from the deck nothing is visible to windward save the great ice-pack. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Ah!" said the girl; "going west it would be to windward. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The comber to windward that should have lifted her up broke all over her; flinging the boat on deck upon the saloon skylight, and pouring inches deep over the coaming into the well. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z This looks like a plot—it must be seen to; but it takes more than a flight of magpies like you to get to windward of me. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The Spaniard was hardly a mile to windward, a long, low, rakish craft, as black as a Mother Carey’s chicken. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z On the third day of our homeward voyage we were sailing close-hauled on the larboard tack, with the island of Barbuda just visible away to windward. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Keep those not at work below well to windward, then they'll be able to breathe easily. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Carroll agreed with this opinion; but there is a great difference between running to leeward with the sea behind the vessel, and thrashing to windward when it is ahead, and he hesitated. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Meanwhile, however, we had drifted well out into the lake, and a few minutes of sailing proved that under her reduced canvas the boat would not beat back to the windward shore. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z This our young yachtsmen did not regret, for, as their sailing-master told them, it would enable them to find out what the cutter could do, for, tacking and half-tacking, they had to work to windward. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z See, already the sky is overcast to windward. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z As it ran to windward it broke up the regular, breeze-driven waves into short, foaming combers with hollowed breasts and tumbling tops which flung up wisps of spray. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z They got sail upon the sloop and drove her out into a confused head sea, through which she laboured with flooded decks, making very little to windward. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The sea was looking cold and angry, and the horizon to windward was as thick as a hedge. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z In fact, a hundred feet down to windward, on the slope fronting the Glacier du Chardonnet, we were broiling hot; there was not a suspicion of a breeze. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z The men in the long-boat were now rowing their hardest to keep to windward of the wreck. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z No," said Mr. Oliver curtly, "they couldn't hear you to windward. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He could not reach Comox, which lay to windward, with the sail half-set, but it was only seventy miles or thereabouts to Nanaimo and not very much farther to Vancouver. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z I don't say it's altogether disinterested, because it isn't; but I'd do that and a lot more to keep to windward of that Frenchwoman, and she knows it. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z We rowed a little to the windward of the Fram, and then tried again to sheer over. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z This was indeed the case, for the breeze, now provokingly light, had backed till it came from the east'ard, so that it meant a dead beat to windward. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z She stretched across, however, and, rounding her up close beneath a dark rock, they hauled the jib to windward and waited. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z We stood to windward of the binnacle and watched what was about to happen. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Coffee and cigars and cigarettes were taken up into the smoking-room, which was well to windward of the coal dust. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z On the windward side of the dune the slope is long and gentle, while the leeward side is steep and in outline concave like a horse-shoe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z "They would never reach land with the wind piping up as it is doing," said Captain Jeremy, who had been roused from his cabin, giving a hasty glance to windward. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z "There's a moderate breeze right off the beach and the guns couldn't be heard far to windward." The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z In similar fashion the windward slopes of the Alps, the Caucasus, the Himalayas, and many other mountain ranges suffered extensive glaciation. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z Sailors sleep on the windward side of the boat for performance purposes. Special Report: Volvo Ocean Race: For Round-The-World Sailors, Sleep Is but a Dream 2011-10-27T14:58:54Z The rainfall at Accra, in the leeward district, averages 27 in. in the year, but at places in the windward district is much greater, averaging 79 in. at Axim. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In fact, it was doubtful whether she would make to windward at all. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He saw two black figures go scrambling forward and haul the staysail to windward, but she was still forging across the inlet. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The windward slopes may be very rainy, while neighboring leeward slopes are parched by a dry foehn wind. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z Attacking from windward he broke through the enemy’s line and concentrated on his rear and centre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z By the twelfth day of August—sacred to the Scottish sportsman—I had made up my literary leeway and got well to windward of editors and printers. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Suddenly, at less than a couple of cable-lengths to windward, appeared the misty outlines of a tramp steamer. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z "It doesn't look nice up yonder," said Harry, glancing windward. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z On the windward side of mountains, on the other hand, a notable increase in precipitation seems to have led to abundant glaciation. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z Our operations to windward have been vigorous and effectual in point of time; and the privations of the troops have been considerable, and borne in a manner worthy of the character of British soldiers. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z On the fifth of June the fleet cleared the straits and the next day was off Puerto de Terrara, about thirty-six miles windward of Havana. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z To windward of her the seas were breaking heavily against the hull of the burning ship. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Frank felt himself quivering all through as they closed with the derelict yard by yard, until when she once more lumbered round to windward Jake put down his helm a little farther. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Again, in mountainous regions, such as the glacial areas of Alaska and Chile, the glaciation ought not to be confined to the windward slope of the mountains so closely as is actually the fact. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z I do not think the North-West Passage could ever be sailed through by passing westward—that is, to windward—of King William's Island. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Quivering like an aspen leaf, the stricken vessel slowly resumed an even keel, and then began the correspondingly sickening list to windward. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z "It's dead to windward, and as there's a bar at the entrance we couldn't get her across in heavy weather," objected Crosthwaite. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z One man would shove her to windward a point closer than another could and keep her sailing faster, too. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The second had a look at the compass, and came climbing back to windward with his hands in his pea-jacket pockets. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z In such a sea-way there is no longer any leeward or windward. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Slowly and laboriously the ship was guided through the choppy sea to a point directly to windward of the end of the mole. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Approach it up wind—don’t get on the windward side at all, and if you can find a good rest in a tree, get up in that, with a clear view of the opening. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z The sloop slanted over wildly and a curious humming, rippling sound broke out to windward. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z When wind is abeam, a pilot cutter can materially aid a sculler by bringing its bow close on his windward quarter, thereby sheltering his stern from the action of the wind. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The island was gone; but for more than a mile in circumference the sea was strangely rippled, and gases were constantly escaping that we were glad enough to work to windward of. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z The men of Company "I" were hurrying their arms and equipments to the windward side, and as one man the rest of the regiment came running to the scene, swinging their saddle-blankets in air. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z The water fowl rose in squadrons above this murky waste and struggled to windward, in a flight so low as frequently to shield them from the sight in the spray. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z The light was dim, the low gray sky to windward looked hard and threatening, and a long gray blur which he supposed to be land rose up indistinctly over the port hand. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The Canadians had the windward station in a stiff wind, and won easily. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z There was wind enough shortly to work to windward till they were quite clear of the bay, then they kept the barque away on the starboard tack, until well clear of the island. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z No, for even now from away to windward yonder, unseen by those on board, comes the bore, the hurricane wave. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z I get to windward of the dog that way, and, I fear, sometimes to windward of the wife too; the haziness of my French leaving the one just as wise as the other. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z He gazed up to windward, gripping the tiller, with the spray upon his rugged face, ready for whatever action might be necessary. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The point was a rocky promontory almost to windward of the stranded vessel. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z We got to windward of her anyhow, so we could have a peep on board. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z “Let the watch make sail,” was the order, “and take the ice to windward of her.” In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z White clouds massed along the windward horizon, giving the appearance not only of ice-clad rocks and towers, but of a great mountainous snow-land. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z They approached the stump cautiously on its windward side, but there was not much to see. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The rescued—every one had been got out in some shape or other—were gathered on the edge of a wood at some distance from the conflagration and to windward of it. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Without warning the wind released its hold, the ship fell over to windward, the door flew open, and forth I went, clutching at the driving dark. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z About a quarter of a mile to windward was the main icepack, along the edge of which we were sailing under a gentle topsail breeze. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z “Look, look, look!” cried Bland, pointing away to windward. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z This would not have mattered so much had it not lain dead to windward, which meant that they must fight for every yard they made. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Never again, with so much as a man's-hand-sized cloud blinking on the windward horizon, was I to know the calm, quiet, serenity of a confident soul. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z These, however, were speedily taken in, and the other evolutions performed, so as to enable the vessel to ply to windward. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z The crossing of a ten-mile lake, which could be accomplished in a morning if calm, would consume several days with a high wind blowing, necessitating a tedious coasting on the windward shore. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z It was early in the morning, and the stars were still shining bright and clearly over the sea, when one of the sentries reported the woods on fire to windward. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Their harbor lay to weather, and a boat will not sail to windward in a vicious breeze unless she is driven at a speed which is greater than the resistance of the opposing seas. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Grogniet and Townley were to windward of the Spaniards; but all the rest, contrary to what they had expected, were to leeward. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z We were obliged to make a lengthened ascent to get to windward, and after a fatiguing clamber up and round the stones, we at length reached a large rock about eighty yards from them. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Hence the oil dropped on the windward side of a pond proceeds gradually to leeward, as may be seen by the smoothness it carries with it, quite to the opposite side. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z There is a class of ambitious young men who have what they choose to call "an anchor to the windward" in their business; that is, they maintain something in addition to their regular position. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z Mark sat by the mast, both of them on the windward side, so as to trim the boat by their weight and make her stiffer. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z We plied to windward, and passed between the South end of this Island and the North end of another Island South of this. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Pan and boat drifted out from the coast, a slow course, which in an hour had reduced the harbor folk to black pygmies on the low rocks to 265 windward. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z From a distance to the windward we noted a low iceberg slowly gaining on our floe. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Barbadoes lies about eighty miles to the windward of St. Vincent, its nearest neighbor, and is separated from Europe by four thousand miles of the Atlantic Ocean. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Mark took Pan and worked the raft along till he was within forty or fifty yards of Pearl Island, and on the windward side. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z I thought it was well, too, that the dances took place in the open air, and even then I was very glad to use my seaman’s knowledge, to keep to the windward of the performers. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z We had a lot of trouble that night, as one of the lions persistently took his stand to windward of the cattle to scare them with his scent. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Its nose in sleep is always pointed windwards. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It would be very difficult to work to windward against wind and current, which are continuous. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z On the outer or windward side the perch would be on the watch for anything that might come along on the wavelets, and inside for whatever might be washed from the shoal. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z We steamed away to the windward, and made for the other side of the island. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Her strong point is going to windward, and her best chance is in light weather. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z We constructed double tiers of snow blocks to the windward. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z And I knew from the way in which the rigging trembled, that some of the enemy were coming up the shrouds to leeward and windward too. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z The wind puffed, and the rigging sang; the mast leaned; she showed her blue side; involuntarily they moved as near to windward as they could. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Notwithstanding all the demands made upon him as the chief energizer in the working field, Smith had made the planting of his financial anchor securely to windward his first care. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z You are also made aware that the skunk has been abroad, that reynard is somewhere to windward, and by an undescribed, generally unrecognized, pungency in the air that a gray squirrel lives in your neighborhood. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Some unwritten law should also render impossible those verbal libels which are continually published by persons cunning enough to keep to the windward side of law in the offensive matter which they write. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z The windward side on board a man-of-war is considered the most honourable, therefore this was in fact putting the General beneath himself. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z First he fished outside to windward, and his blue float went up and down on the ripples till presently down it went at a single dive, drawn under at once by an eager fish. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Ships that had become unmanageable were thus enabled, by spreading oil on the waves from the windward side, to be brought under control, and dangerous surfs subdued, so that boats could land. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z "There's a fire-bug getting his work in to windward of us on the prairie." By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Lifting such great masses of timber tried the old sticks terribly, and when she rolled suddenly to windward, tearing the log out of water with a jerk, you almost expected her to fall apart. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Roland, with one anxious glance to windward, turned all his attention to the little craft, controlling the tiller with a firm and judicious hand. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z When everything was ready, Mark rowed a few strokes with one oar till the wind began to fill the sails; then he shipped it, and sat down on the ballast on the windward side. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In the leeward, or the windward, or in the four brown boundaries of the sea, there is none who could give my chain a shake save only Ian, the soldier’s son. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z "Since she brought us here she ought to take us back to the mainland, although it will be dead to windward." Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z I was coiling up the gear in the waist when she lurched heavily to windward, just as a green mass of water lifted itself like a hill on that side. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z All being ready, Walker, consistently maintaining his game of bluff, fired a shot across the bows of the Spaniard, which was to windward of him. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z He found it best to tack when they were sailing full speed, because when he threw her head up to windward she actually ran some yards direct against the wind, and gained so much. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Then who are you in the leeward, or the windward, or in the four brown boundaries of the sea, who are able to shake my battle chain? The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z If, as he expected, Elmer altered the course of the Glider, and attempted to block their way, Harry meant to suddenly shift his helm and shoot up on the windward side. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z A Rochester barge would have given her two miles in ten, and as to "turning to windward"—that is, zig-zagging against a contrary wind—it was a mere farce. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The Bonaparte was sighted at 7 a.m. on November 8th, to windward of Barbadoes, and the three English ships at once hauled their wind and prepared for action. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The broad mainsail taut, and flat as a board, strove to drive the bow up to windward. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z ‘Then who are you in the leeward, or in the windward, or in the four brown boundaries of the sea, who are able to move my battle-chain?’ The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z She no longer headed to leeward, but swung in the other direction, aiming for the windward bank of the river. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z We were to take up a concealed position to windward of the bullock's carcass, and await the arrival of the monster. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z Seeing him attempt to lay us alongside to leeward, thought it better to have him to windward, so wore ship on the other tack. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The woman being on the windward side, held it for a while in position, and soon the hail lay thickly on it. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z From this a thin blade of white lightning flickered down and ignited the grass to windward, just in front of the advancing tempest. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Hendrick and I had got to within about three miles of the herd, and well to windward, when it sighted us. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Being to windward of the knoll, he could not exactly distinguish what tune was being played. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z A month out, on April 16th, a ship was sighted to windward, apparently of much the same size and force as the Ellen. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Sail was made, and the effort to get to windward renewed, and by daylight the caravel was enabled to run in and get an anchorage on the north side of the island. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Then a dense cloud of dust and detritus arose to windward and advanced with a strident moan. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z I fired my rifle occasionally, but the wind was blowing steadily and Andries’ course was down to windward. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z He got to windward of me though, for I found when settling up at the pub that he had told them "his mate" would foot the bill. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z "Then I'd like to go up there, to try and get some idea what the shoreline looks like on the windward side." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Each hour was lessening the distance between this welcome spot of earth and the adventurers, when the gale chopped directly round, bringing the island dead to windward. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Including the American ship, eleven sail were in sight; and shortly after a twelfth appeared to windward; that was soon ascertained to be an American merchantman. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The lordly oryx crossed our path; the ungainly hartebeest lumbered away to windward at a pace which made pursuit hopeless; the gazelles of the desert fled before us like thistledown borne on an eddying wind. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Lenette scarcely turned her swollen eyes towards the windward side of her husband as he came in at the door. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z It's a mercy of God the island's so far windward from the Main that the Spaniards've never troubled to burn the place out. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A little later, a cry of exultation was heard from the Pinta, which was a short distance to windward and ahead of the admiral. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z In pointing, too, she was a marvel, and once given the windward gage she could choose her own distance. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z What he did find was the rector, standing within the church, to windward of the conflagration, his back to the door, absorbed, as it seemed, in a perfectly passive contemplation of the fire. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z A range of farming offices, with some ricks, stretched to the west, and therefore to windward, of the hall. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z Around the island, on the windward side, the waves crashed against the shore, but here the lagoon remained serene. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z As the sun arose, however, a breeze sprung up at the southward and westward, bringing Ferro, and consequently any vessels that might be cruising in that quarter, directly to windward of the fleet. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The wind had shifted so as to give her the windward gage of the pursuing battle-ship. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Water's no use to windward of a fire; it's spreading straight up the church. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z All this passed through his mind as he drew aft the tack and pressed the tiller up to windward to run under the vessel's bows. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Though he stood on the windward side, he still coughed occasionally from the smoke that threaded upward, over the "dovecote" and toward the hill above. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Throughout this vast region, within the influence of the trade-winds and of the equatorial rains, the forests are luxuriant and beautiful, except on lowlands not adjacent to the windward side of mountains. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z On the tenth morning after her departure a sail was descried, and this time it so happened that the little brig was well to the windward. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z For turning to windward, however, they are uncommonly handy, and easily managed single-handed. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z From time to time he held his open palm to windward, in vain trying to catch a passing current. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Over there we were hundreds of leagues to windward. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z On the galleons swept to the windward of the Revenge, with their ports triced up and the gun muzzles showing, and the brass patereros glittering in the afternoon sun. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Captain Jones had laid his course to get to windward of them, so as to have the weather-gage when day came. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z We must go to windward of her, or her sail will take the mast out of us. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z To leeward lay the white frothing on the Dientes reef, and he surmised that the “Ventura” could not clear it without her after canvas; to windward the gunboat, coming down on them rapidly. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z The destination she had picked was a deserted little islet just off the windward coast, where they could be alone. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z To the windward of him were the fifty-three great galleons of Spain. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Answered by running up our colors and firing a musket to windward. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z For fast sailing and quick turning to windward, these boats are justly celebrated, but the Broads are so rapidly growing shallower, that their draught, about five feet, closes many of the Broads to them. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Two other boats showed for a moment to windward, and then sank from sight again. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Going on deck at dawn, and sweeping the horizon with his glass, he discovered a ship far to the windward, with a signal of distress displayed. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Her crew grew anxious and moody as they stubbornly thrashed her to windward under shortened sail, for every day at sea increased the strain on their finances and the open-water season was short. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The captain got upon his feet, and, climbing to windward, lashed himself to the main rigging, and gave such orders as the crisis demanded. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z “No, sir, that’s no field mouse,” said Frisky’s nose, as the Red Fox Pup circled to windward of the tiny squeaking sounds. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z I however kept my station, though almost drowned with water, immense waves continually breaking over our windward side and flooding the ship. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The 31st of May passed without a hostile meeting and in thick weather, but by the evening the British were close to windward of the French. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z “I don’t feel keen on facing the long thrash to windward.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z "She has fired, captain?" he said, as he joined the commander on the quarter-deck, who was looking to windward with his glass. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z When he discovers a troop of wild horses, he manœuvres to get to windward of them, and then to approach as near to them as possible. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z As I said this, Bob put his helm down, whilst I hauled the jib sheet to windward, and then I sprang aft again to the gun. The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z Another blow showed to windward of the first. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z With a wild plunge she shook off the water, and, while Bethune and his comrade flattened in the sheets, drove out to windward away from the dangerous shoal. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z He wrapped himself in his cloak, and walked for an hour thoughtfully, occasionally casting his eyes to windward, or stopping to examine the compass. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z We weren't hardly clear of Bora-bora when we sights a brigantine away to windward and bearing down on us before the wind. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Immediately he sank till his decks were awash, and went away to windward, so that the Zeppelin had to follow him with the wind in its teeth. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z They drifted toward the south, as the seals gave the warning of the first breaking up of the ice, and loud reports were heard to windward. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Sitting to windward, he could see the gently rounded deck run forward to the curve of the lifted bows, and, above them, the tall, hollowed triangle of the jib. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z "I discovered aloft what appeared to be a vessel to windward, scudding under bare poles," repeated Mark. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The Captain, who was now perfectly calm, gave a pleasantly-worded denial, and said, "No, Captain Warner, I think my supercargo must have got to windward of you there." A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z It was just possible, however, that they might pass some miles to windward and not sight the inconspicuous disabled seaplane in that waste of waters. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z In extremely cold weather these people gather twigs and earth, till they have a mound heaped up as a protection on the windward side of the hole. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z By setting some canvas he could pick her up, and the foresail would not be hard to hoist; but the Cetacea would not sail to windward with the heavy cable hanging from her bows. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z At one the next morning the mooring was cut, and the ship being got under way, was worked on short tacks to windward, in the supposed direction of the boats. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z George and I bought a cutter in which we made several trips to the windward villages, whence we ran down to the little island of Manono, situated between Upolu and Savaii. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Two ships of war were always cruising to windward and leeward. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z But suddenly breaking off and listening to windward, he turned to the Abbot and asked: "Is not that the ringing of the tocsin that I hear from afar?" The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z They let her drift while they looked gloomily to windward, where the island lay. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Cheered by this hope, we continued making every effort to get the ship to windward. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z Mr. Cook, upon this, ran up the mast-head himself, and plainly discerned the reef, which was so far to the windward, that it could not be weathered. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z His eyes were bent sadly upon the vessel as it came in, beating up proudly to windward. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Yet the imperialists had their doubts, and many, like Savary, threw an anchor to windward by storing treasure at distant points, and sending their families to safe retreats. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Even the elements conspire against you; it’s always windward work.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z But where the navigator, as in my Father’s case, was pre-eminently skilful, the adaptations for windward and ice-encumbered sailing became in the highest degree efficient, and resulted, as has been shown, in an unrivalled superiority. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z The vessel to windward passed ahead of them at the distance of about half a mile. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z It was on the windward side of the island, and only for a month or six weeks in the year was the weather pleasant. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z But if we can keep this breeze—” The wind held, and the Cat’s Paw, sailing to windward of the finish line, moved along faster and faster. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Taking up the glasses, he saw that it was low and ragged, and fringed on its windward edge by leaping surf. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A ship of war being seen to windward, running down in our direction, we beat to quarters, and hoisted the U. S. colors. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z When on the 22nd of April the allies, 27 strong, met the fleet of Duquesne, 29 ships, off Agosta, they attacked from windward. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Lying on the windward side, he shielded it with his body and started the blaze with only one match. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z While the Indian was making the fire he several times glanced round him to windward and sniffed the air suspiciously. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Such being the case, the hunters, by laying in wait to windward, would have a decided advantage, and, properly placed, could not fail to reach some of the advancing herd. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z They were both English; but whilst we were chasing these two English ships, a third ship hove in sight, farther to windward, to which we gave chase in turn. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Look on the windward side of the island, we were told, far from where the people live and fish. Scientist at Work: A Haul of Toxic Snapper 2010-11-17T00:43:00Z Something of an epiphany occurred one day as I hiked across a deserted island in the Red Sea and found the windward shore heaped with intact light bulbs. Passions and Detachment in Journalism 2010-08-31T14:39:00Z USA led by 3:21 at the windward mark. 2010-02-12T16:50:00Z The spoor of the hunt guided him in a direct line; for the blesboks, it will be remembered, ran all the while to windward, thus following a straight course. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z We were lying to, to windward of the prize, and the boats had nothing to do, of course, but to pull before the wind and sea to reach her. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z For several years he carefully collected information about these storms, and found in every instance that they began to leeward and were often more violent there than farther to windward. The True Benjamin Franklin The two stood side by side a moment looking out at the sea and sky to windward. H.M.S. —— "Fire a gun to windward, and burn a blue light," exclaimed the captain; "she is quite near enough." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 I looked at him with surprise, and then to windward; but to hear was to obey—the stunsails, smallstaysails, and royals were taken in. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 We gained from the start upon the chase, and in a couple of hours, were on his weather-quarter, having both head-reached, and gone to windward of him. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The Scottish admiral contrived to get to windward of the enemy. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The guns began to bark clearly above the straining and bumping noise of the crumbling seaplane, and a wildly-aimed shell burst on the water half a mile to windward. H.M.S. —— The stranger now came slowly and gradually up to the wind, and hove to, with her maintopsail to the mast, about a mile ahead, and to windward of the Recovery. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 Ay, it is too soon to come to close quarters yet; but there is nothing like laying an anchor to windward in time. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 She was still good four miles to windward of us, when I resolved to try the effect of a solid shot from my rifled pivot, on the forecastle. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Here and there he passed, in full long-shore togs, the dwellers in the sea-savouring houses—passing along the pavement with one eye to windward, and the true nautical roll which told of sea-legs brought ashore. A Little World At that moment a gleam of brightness showed through to windward; as he looked it faded and vanished. H.M.S. —— The moment the boat reached the Recovery, the ship's mainyard was filled, the lower tacks were hauled on board, the small sails set, and she stood to windward, to widen her distance. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 But another hundred yards put us to windward of it. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The sails were not designed for use unless the wind was aft, as the art of tacking and sailing to windward was not then practiced. The Story of Malta I was, I learned from her words, their anchor to windward. Deep Moat Grange He lit a cigarette and faced to windward to look at the coming weather. H.M.S. —— I am afraid, sir, there is a ship on fire to windward. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The House Monitory woke and spoke far behind as they went to windward. The Unknown Sea The men swung round to gaze, and saw a fugitive gleam of sunlight on her shining tower of cotton canvas, a great four-masted American barque beating to windward only a few miles away. Beggars on Horseback Ripping, tearing, splitting the earth on the windward side of the tree, and breaking off, with reports like pistol-shots, the roots of the giant growth gave way. The Red Mustang As my little schooner was a fast sailor, pilot-boat model, I beat to the windward, hoping to get sight of the Island of St. Domingo and sail through the windward passage. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... In a coign of the cliff between lowland and highland, At the sea-down's edge between windward and lee, Walled round with rocks as an inland island, The ghost of a garden fronts the sea. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Our hair stood up for wonder, But when the night was done There rolled the deep to windward Blue-empty ’neath the sun! McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 This play was repeated several times, 198while the three men watched to the windward, silent and motionless, and hence unseen by the near-sighted animals. Unexplored! The voices struck me like a volley of bullets, but they could not have penetrated ten feet to windward. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories The strange schooner continued firing at us about every half hour, while we were going fast to the windward of him, until about twelve o'clock. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... On that trip we saw a vessel, about two miles to windward of us, struck by a heavy squall. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document "I always plant myself to windward in a gale," Mr. Atherton said gravely. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The instant he found himself in this position Roy threw on all his power and then, “bucking” the wind, like a ship beating up to windward, he rushed down through the night upon the point. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship "Keep the top of the mountain a little to windward, and you 're all right," said Billy. The Fortunes Of Glencore So Marie arranged an Indian blanket upon the ground away from the windward side of the fire and then went into her tent to write letters. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines In a few minutes our friend came to the surface, spouted water, and then started off "dead to windward"—they invariably do so—at a terrific speed. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Rain falls more abundantly on the windward or eastern side of the islands than on the leeward or western side. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II The exertions of the crew soon got her afloat, and both boats were pulled to windward of the island. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea It was bad luck to the extent that the U-boat was sighted down to leeward, so that there was no alternative but to put over my ‘fire-raft’ on the windward side. Sea-Hounds But I seen the lights of the three-masted schooner a couple of miles to windward. A Man in the Open As we were dead to windward, and several miles from the ship, all the boats had to fasten on and tow the whale back, and a big contract it was. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The ball fell into the water close to the windward of the boat. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII It's wetter to the windward of the mountains and fairly dry on the leeward coast. Oahu Traveler's guide “It was a little after one in the morning that one of the look-outs—perhaps ‘sniff-outs’ would be a better term under the circumstances—reported an oil smell to windward. Sea-Hounds Along the whole of the windward coast were found innumerable fragments of wreckage, spars, timbers, barrels. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Feeling as if some fresh-air exercise would benefit me, I went on deck, and, looking to the windward, I saw that a heavy squall would soon strike us. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The channel ran close alongside this rock, to windward, and the governor knew that it would require the exercise of all his skill to take the yawl past it in safety. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone The low coral islands of the Pacific," says Captain Beechey, "follow one general rule in having their windward side higher and more perfect than the other. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology She knew that Jean-aux-Choux was at his tricks, and that, with five minutes' grace, he could get to windward of any landlady that ever lived, let alone such a merry plump one as Madame Celeste. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion It is just as well to keep to windward of the shearing-house. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 The gale was terrific; nothing could stand upright to windward, and the sea was portentous. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. What is that hazy line to windward, but half a mile distant? Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 From this fortunate circumstance ships can enter and sail out with ease; whereas if the narrow inlets were to windward, vessels which once entered might not succeed for months in making their way out again. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Even now you have cast an anchor to windward. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion There was a light breeze from the westward, and the life-boat was able to work to windward, so she could come pretty near laying her course. Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 Instantly the ship was brought about, to tack to windward, and the order was given to clear for action. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Always be ready to luff and take advantage of any little gust of wind, and it is astonishing the amount of windward gain a clever sailor makes in this way. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 The sea was not yet torn to spoon-drift by the wind; but there was a huge under-running sweep of swell that made one think that bad weather lay behind the windward horizon. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 Connor nodded, but since he showed no inclination to name his friend, Jack Townsend swung on a new tack to come to the windward of this uncommunicative guest. The Garden of Eden How far away its origin had been, Alan could only guess; probably the sailing vessel, away to windward, had not heard the whistle of Number 25 at all. The Indian Drum The heater must always be placed in the windward end of the building as otherwise it is hard to get the heat down to the other end as the wind tends to drive it back. Ducks and Geese Up to windward the sea hardened itself against the luminous horizon in a steel-blue field of cotton-tufted ridges, leaping and falling in wide unrest. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 The whale-boat was lowered away when the Mohawk was half a mile to windward of the wreck. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 He was pointing to windward, and looking in that direction, we all saw a tremendous wave rolling down upon the ship with the speed of an express train. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 A minute after it was light for an instant and we got sight of her, a few yards to windward of us, bending under her sail. Harper's Round Table, May 21, 1895 Well, we lowered away and off we went under oars, because the whales were dead to windward, and not so very far away either. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 She was now close-hauled, and she began to thresh out to windward with a fearful bellowing of the wind out of the straining main-topsail. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 During this interval, a light breeze had sprung up, and a strange sail hove in sight to windward. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 About the time we'd got ready for trying-out, and started the fires, the breeze began to freshen up, and it looked rather dirty up to windward. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 This is the windward side, and the stockade even under a hot sun is delightfully cool. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War The pirate had gone to windward, and now lay on the brig’s weather quarter, the tack of her mainsail hauled up, quite out of the reach of her fire. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The windward side of a ship is the side on which the wind is blowing; the lee side, is the opposite side, and is therefore the more quiet. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers The dredge is lowered from the derrick boom, which has been previously trained over to windward so that its end is well clear of the ship, while the ship is slowly moving forward. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" He soon came up and began to swim to windward at a fearful speed. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 I’d give my heart to have all their tall ships there some night before a north gale, and me to windward. Rewards and Fairies To windward lay the wicked-looking schooner which had done all the mischief, and astern the dark, dense, ragged mass of clouds from which the heavy puffs came now and then moaning over the sea. The Ruined Cities of Zululand When they were to windward of his fleet the Cinque Port ships bore down on the enemy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" She rolled gunwale under, rolled at least forty degrees each way, and unshipped a boat out of her davits to windward. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Soon afterward the Serapis was seen reaching to windward to get between the convoy and the American ships, which she soon effected. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Of course if we go to them from windward they will smell us. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer On the quarter-deck, holding on to windward, stood a group of three. The Ruined Cities of Zululand My anxieties, however, were below, on the locker where I had left my sweetheart sleeping, and I was about to descend, when my sight was taken by a shadow in the grey thickness to windward. A Marriage at Sea The leeward side of the cabin was already under water, but its windward side still gave shelter, and here, for three hours, the passengers took refuge, their feet braced against the long table. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) It should be done on the windward side of the pond or river, and you will observe it extend to the size of nearly half an acre, making it appear as smooth as a looking-glass. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments She looked uneasily out at the northwest windows, but she could not see an inch to windward: dogged snow—snow—snow—as if it would never be done. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories “Sail ho!” shouted the look-out, and Captain Weber stopped suddenly in his walk, turning to windward, his long grey hair streaming out on the breeze as he did so. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The ship, aslant in the wind, was sailing finely, with a slow, regular, stately swing of her towering fabric of canvas to windward, as she softly rolled on the floating slant of the seas. A Marriage at Sea Shot after shot poured in from the brig, which, already to windward, swept our entire decks; while an incessant: roll of small arms, showed that our challenge was accepted to the death. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands If an angel can cook on an out-door fire, he must know how to hang a blanket to the windward side, and an angel who knows this is no nidnoddy fellow, I can tell you. Seeds of Pine He was on the windward side; above him the fumerole was grunting and roaring. Brood of the Dark Moon The whaler was now dead to windward, and the raft still going slowly through the water before the breeze. The Ruined Cities of Zululand It was broad daylight now, with a lightening in the darkness to windward that opened out twice the distance of sea that was to be measured before I went below. A Marriage at Sea If the net is not sufficient, a fire made out of the stable litter on the windward side will drive them away, and horses do not mind smoke. Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies The pool is set in a splendid quadrangular court of grey stone, open to the sky, but shielded to windward with glass. Seeds of Pine Very unlike the ragged wanderers of the mountainous wastes were the three who stood safely to windward of a spouting fumerole. Brood of the Dark Moon The mate, however, was not one to take chances; and certain barrels, an anvil and a few other heavy movables were shifted from the windward side of the engines. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday I looked to windward, too, for the ship; forgetting that a heavy vessel would make more leeway than my light person. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 Tönnes looked up into the rigging and out to windward; then suddenly he cried, with the full force of his lungs:— "Look out for breakers!" Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 They were in a little, narrow ravine, high above the sea, with looming red cliffs all about them, and the booming of the surf upon the distant, windward shore of the island plainly audible. Pastoral Affair Dog to hunt from leeward to windward, unaccompanied by Gun; how taught. The Dog "Well, there's somebody coming right now, I give you my word!" observed Smithy, who happened to be on the windward side of the fire, and able to hear better than some of the rest. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners I thought his eye had lighted on me, for, unlike the rest, he turned to windward; but, after a hasty glance in the right direction, he, too, looked off to leeward. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 Like all wild creatures travelling up-wind, the trapper at once heads a windward course. The Story of the Trapper We closed in on the ship to windward, and I called to the captain to make haste—that I would give him just ten minutes more to get away before torpedoing his ship. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative As the wounded bird was to windward of the dog, the course to follow was obvious,—it was plain sailing; but the case would have varied greatly if the dog had been to windward. The Dog |
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