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Ahead, and well on the lee-bow, appeared a jagged rock-point.

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Jacobsen, superintending the operation, ordered them to throw the halyards down on deck and stand by, then went for'ard on the lee-bow and joined Griffiths.

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-- On the 20th of November (cruising in latitude 0dg 40min S., longitude 119dg 0min W.), a shoal of whales was discovered off the lee-bow.

The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told Underwood, Lamar 2001

I felt the thrill of those forward leaps, heard that persuasive song the foam sings under the lee-bow, saw the flashing harmonies of sea and sky; but sensuous perception was deadened by nervousness.

The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 1955

-- A few minutes after noon, an iceberg was reported on the lee-bow.

Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham

Lee-board and rudder are of oak, walnut, or chestnut; the rudder extends 3½ ft. to 4 ft. below the keel, and, in giving lateral resistance, balances the lee-board, which is thrust down forward under the lee-bow.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 Various

It happened to be my middle watch, and about three o'clock, when a man upon the forecastle bawls out: "Breakers ahead, and land upon the lee-bow;" I looked out, and it was so sure enough.

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The same course was steered until next day about noon, when land was seen on the lee-bow.

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By this time she was within half a mile, and he saw some of her people standing forwards on her deck and waiving for him to come under their lee-bow.

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-- He continued to edge down towards her, until he had brought her about two points under his lee-bow, having it in his power to spring his luff, or bear away.

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