NOUN: "the side (as of a ship) or area that is sheltered from the wind" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "the side (as of a ship) or area that is sheltered from the wind" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
2. United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
(adjective)
1. towards the side away from the wind

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHELTERED (adjective)
1. protected from danger or bad weather
NOUN (noun)
1. a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
2. the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition

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