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  2. Windward and leeward - Wikipedia

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    Windward is upwind from the point of reference, i.e., towards the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is downwind from the point of reference, i.e., along the direction towards which the wind is going. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its "lee side".

  3. Airfield traffic pattern - Wikipedia

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    Patterns are typically rectangular in basic shape, and include the runway along one long side of the rectangle. Each leg of the pattern has a particular name: [3] Upwind leg. A flight path parallel to and in the direction of the landing runway. It is offset from the runway and opposite the downwind leg. Crosswind leg. A short climbing flight ...

  4. File:Upwind downwind example.png - Wikipedia

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    Upwind_downwind_example.png (500 × 300 pixels, file size: 33 KB, MIME type: image/png) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.

  5. Urban canyon - Wikipedia

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    the step-up canyon – a street canyon where the height of the upwind building is less than the height of the downwind building. The effect of a street canyon on local wind and air quality can greatly differ in different canyon geometries and this will be discussed in detail in sections below.

  6. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A design or figure commonly used in architectural ornaments and design patterns, including art nouveau. Syrian arch In American architecture, esp. Richardsonian Romanesque, an archway that begins at the ground, rather than being set upon a supporting pedestal. [C.f.

  7. Talk:Airfield traffic pattern - Wikipedia

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    Upwind is the opposite of downwind, both of which are at or near TPA and parallel to but offset from the runway. 75.208.220.22 ( talk ) 05:10, 11 April 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] Terminology

  8. Pattern (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Pattern in architecture is the idea of capturing architectural design ideas as archetypal and reusable descriptions. The term pattern in this context is usually attributed to Christopher Alexander, [1] an Austrian born American architect. The patterns serve as an aid to design cities and buildings. The concept of having collections of "patterns ...

  9. Forces on sails - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the sails used upwind, spinnakers provide area and curvature appropriate for sailing with separated flow on downwind points of sail. [ 35 ] Polar diagrams, showing lift ( L ), drag ( D ), total aerodynamic force ( F T ), forward driving force ( F R ), and lateral force ( F LAT ) for downwind points of sail