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leewardly
leewardly, a. (ˈliːwədlɪ, ˈljuːədlɪ) [f. leeward + -ly1.] Of a ship: Apt to fall to leeward. Opposed to weatherly.1683 W. Hacke Collect. Voy. i. (1699) 31 So leewardly a Ship, that she would not make her way better than N. by W. with this Sea. 1801 Nelson in Nicolas Disp. (1843) IV. 274 She was such... Oxford English Dictionary
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HMS Audacious (1869)
They were slow under sail, only , partly due to the drag of the twin screws, and their shallow draft and flat bottom meant that they were leewardly when wikipedia.org
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windward
windward, phr., a., and adv. (ˈwɪndwəd) Also 6 Sc. wyndwart, vynduart, 7 winward, 9 win'ard. [f. wind n.1 + -ward. (In all senses the opposite of leeward.)] A. Phr. to (the) windward (also formerly with other preps.): to the windward side or direction.1549 Compl. Scot. vi. 42 The said galiasse in sc... Oxford English Dictionary
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HMS Victory (1737)
The Victory was "a high-sided ship for her draught and this was believed to have made her leewardly and to have led to her loss". The term "leewardly" means she had an unusual tendency to be pushed to leeward (down wind) when sailing with the wind on or forward of the beam, increasing wikipedia.org
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HMS Foudroyant (1798)
thought the second rate had a more imposing appearance and some advantages in battle, while they considered the 80 gun ship as usually faster and less 'leewardly wikipedia.org
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HMS Penelope (1829)
Under canvas without steam, she certainly was leewardly and did not sail well. But, altogether Rowley reported favourably about Penelopes qualities. wikipedia.org
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HMS Lady Nelson (1798)
On 17 October Murray noted: I have now had several opportunities of seeing that from the want of our main and after keels we are so leewardly that the wikipedia.org
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