the windward side
71Look to Windward — infobox Book | name = Look to Windward orig title = translator = image caption = author = Iain M. Banks cover artist = country = Scotland language = English series = The Culture genre = Science fiction novel publisher = Orbit Books release date …
72Orbital (The Culture) — Orbital illustration, with no apparent Hub In Iain M. Banks fictional Culture universe, an Orbital (sometimes also simply called an O or a small ring) is a purpose built space habitat forming a massive ring (though much smaller than a ringworld)… …
73Mind (The Culture) — In Iain M. Banks Culture novels most larger starships, some inhabited planets and all orbitals have their own Minds: sentient, hyperintelligent machines originally built by biological species which have evolved, redesigned themselves, and become… …
74Inventions in the modern Islamic world — [ Abdus Salam, the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics recipient, include the electroweak interaction, electroweak symmetry breaking, magnetic photon, neutral current, preon, W and Z bosons, supergeometry, supermanifold, superspace and superfield.] This… …
75Geography of the United States Pacific Mountain System — Physiographic regions of the U.S. Interior. (See legend) For purposes of description, the physical geography of the United States is split into several major physiographic divisions, one being the Pacific Mountain System. Please refer to the… …
76lee side — noun the side of something that is sheltered from the wind • Syn: ↑lee, ↑leeward • Ant: ↑windward (for: ↑leeward) • Hypernyms: ↑side, ↑ …
77Treasures of the Savage Frontier — Infobox VG| title = Treasures of the Savage Frontier developer = Stormfront Studios publisher = Strategic Simulations, Inc. designer = engine = Gold Box released = genre = Role playing game, Tactical RPG modes = Single player ratings = platforms …
782000 in the United Kingdom — Events from the year 2000 in the United Kingdom.Incumbents*Monarch HM Queen Elizabeth II *Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour PartyEventsJanuary* 1 January Millennium celebrations take place throughout the UK. The Millennium Dome is officially… …
79have the wind of — phrasal 1. : to be on the side from which the wind is blowing with respect to : be to windward of 2. : to be on the scent of 3. : to have a superior position to : have at a disadvantage * * * have the wind of To be on the trail of • • • Main… …
80Lee shore — The terms lee shore and weather or windward shore are nautical terms used to describe a stretch of shoreline. These terms are defined from the point of view of a boat near the shore, so a lee shore is one found to the leeward side of the boat,… …
