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  2. Windward and leeward - Wikipedia

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    The leeward side is the side distant from or physically in the lee of the prevailing wind, and typically the drier. In an archipelago windward islands are upwind and leeward islands are downwind of the prevailing winds, such as the trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

  3. Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga ...

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    An even longer version, Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-hau-mai-tawhiti-ure-haea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu, has 105 letters and means "the hill of the flute playing by Tamatea – who was blown hither from afar, had a slit penis, grazed his knees climbing mountains, fell on the earth, and encircled the ...

  4. Lee shore - Wikipedia

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    To someone on a vessel, the shore to lee of the vessel is the lee shore, and since that is the shore the wind reaches first, to someone on the shore it is the windward shore. "Lee" historically means "shelter". Standing on the leeward side of the vessel, a sailor observes being blown towards an exposed shoreline by the wind.

  5. Steilhang - Wikipedia

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    The formation of slopes of different gradients depends on the one hand on the type of underlying rock of the mountain or hill - and this may result in slopes varying from those on the other side of a mountain, hill or valley – and on the other hand on its local hardness, and circumstances of its deposition (sedimentation, stratigraphy, bedding or jointing), on its resistance to erosion and ...

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  7. Jelly Roll Says He Was a '550-Lb. Zombie' Before Dramatic ...

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    He said that he was too afraid of acid reflux, a common side effect of GLP-1 medication, to try Ozempic or other injectables Jelly Roll shared more details about his recent dramatic weight loss ...

  8. 'He's stubborn': Jimmy Carter's grandson says he's 'not that ...

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    Jimmy Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, said in a new interview his grandfather is “not that active” these days, but he’s still “stubborn” after spending nearly two years in hospice ...

  9. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    An accumulation of ice and wind-blown snow overhanging the edge of a ridge or cliff face, usually on the lee side of a steep mountain. [4] corrasion The process of mechanical erosion of the Earth's surface by the impact or grinding action of particles being transported across it, either by moving water, waves, glaciers, wind, or gravity. corrie ...