About The Word Leeward

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Leeward

Leeward Meaning & Definition
Leeward Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Leeward?

[n] the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
[n] the direction in which the wind is blowing
[adv] toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"
[adj] on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Leeward: downwind | lee | lee side | lee(a) | upwind

Related Terms | Find terms related to Leeward: alee | anticlockwise | aweather | clockwise | counterclockwise | downwind | earthward | flanking | glancing | heavenward | homeward | landward | lateral | lee | lee sheet | lee shore | lee side | lee tack | leftward | next-beside | rightward | seaward | side | sideling | sidelong | sideward | sidewards | sideway | sideways | sidewise | skirting | to leeward | to windward | upwind | weather | weatherward | widdershins | windward

See Also | direction | face | leeward side | side | to leeward

Leeward In Webster's Dictionary

\Lee"ward\ (l[=e]"w[~e]rd or l[=u]"[~e]rd), a. (Naut.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to {windward}; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship. -- n. The lee side; the lee. -- adv. Toward the lee.

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