Naut.
the less violent half of a cyclone; the half blowing in the direction opposite to that in which the cyclone is moving and in which a vessel can run before the wind.
Naut.
the less violent half of a cyclone; the half blowing in the direction opposite to that in which the cyclone is moving and in which a vessel can run before the wind.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012