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lee collapse: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind; American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870); soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818); leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794); United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926); United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973); United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970); United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957)

leeward collapse: the direction in which the wind is blowing; on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"; toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"

windward collapse: the direction from which the wind is coming; on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"; away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

rigging collapse: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

weather collapse: the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"; sail to the windward of; cause to slope; face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

undertow collapse: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore; an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"

cordage collapse: the ropes in the rigging of a ship; the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords

sandbank collapse: a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

append collapse: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"; add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

sideways collapse: toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"; with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"

applique collapse: a decorative design made of one material sewn over another; sew on as a decoration

preservation collapse: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger; a process that saves organic substances from decay; the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

hasp collapse: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock; secure or lock with a hasp

digress collapse: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

mallet collapse: a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing; a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments; a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball

tack collapse: sailing a zigzag course; (nautical) the act of changing tack; a short nail with a sharp point and a large head; the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails; fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"; turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"

bottom out collapse: hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"; reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"

rivet collapse: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together; hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"; fasten with a rivet or rivets

starboard collapse: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose; located on the right side of a ship or aircraft; turn to the right, of helms or rudders

sew collapse: fasten by sewing; do needlework; create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

sidelong collapse: inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker; to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"; with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"

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