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  • 11Chinook wind — For other uses, see Chinook (disambiguation). Adiabatic warming of downward moving air produces the warm Chinook wind Chinook winds (  / …

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  • 12Lee — Lee, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS. hle[ o], hle[ o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[ e]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l[ a], Dan. l[ae].] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the… …

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  • 13Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …

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  • 14leeward — lee·ward || lɪːwÉ™(r)d n. side away from the wind (Nautical) adj. away from the wind, sheltered from the wind (Nautical) adv. on the side sheltered from the wind (Nautical) …

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  • 15lee — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlēo; perhaps akin to Old High German lāo lukewarm, Latin calēre to be warm Date: before 12th century 1. protecting shelter 2. the side (as of a ship) or area that is sheltered from the wind II …

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  • 16Gwynedd in the High Middle Ages — is a period in the History of Wales spanning the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries (AD 1000 ndash;1300). The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages. Gwynedd is located in the north of… …

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  • 17Heidi, Girl of the Alps — Cover of Japanese DVD 1 アルプスの少女ハイジ (Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji) Genre …

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  • 18leeward — [ li:wəd, lu:əd] adjective & adverb on or towards the side sheltered from the wind or towards which the wind is blowing; downwind. Contrasted with windward. noun the leeward side …

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  • 19leeward — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ on or towards the side sheltered from the wind or towards which the wind is blowing. Contrasted with WINDWARD(Cf. ↑windward). ► NOUN ▪ the leeward side …

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  • 20leeward — Naut. adj., adv., & n. adj. & adv. on or towards the side sheltered from the wind (opp. WINDWARD). n. the leeward region, side, or direction (to leeward; on the leeward of) …

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