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Downwind : Forensic Science Terms
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A term used to describe the position of the searching dog team relative to the odor source, where the wind is blowing from the source toward the...
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Windward : Environmental Health Terms
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The side exposed towards the wind or that located in the direction to which the wind blows. It is the opposite of...
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Leeward : Environmental Health Terms
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The side facing away from the direction of the wind. It is the opposite of...
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Windward is the direction from which the wind is blowing at the time in question. The side of a ship which is towards the windward is the weather side. If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of the wind, this will be the "higher side" Leeward is...


 

Windward and leeward

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