Information om | Engelska ordet WINDWARDS

Exempel på hur man kan använda WINDWARDS i en mening

• At daybreak on the 14th, the Venetians, having kept on the starboard tack with the wind blowing NNW, were between Lemnos and Mount Athos, with the Ottoman fleet to windwards.
• For instance, at the Battle of Ushant in 1778, the French squadron initially gained the initiative by sailing windwards from the British; however, as the sea strengthened, the French, whose ships were listing in the direction of the enemy, had to close their lower gunports, thereby losing their heaviest artillery and a significant fraction of their broadside; since the British were on a parallel course, their list was opposed to their enemy, and they could bring all their guns to bear.

Förberedelsen av sidan tog: 173,15 ms.