Leeward - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈliːwərd|
Brit.
|ˈliːwəd|
noun
- the direction in which the wind is blowing
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind (syn: lee)
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind (syn: lee)
adjective
- on the side away from the wind
on the leeward side of the island
adverb
Extra examples
We turned the boat to leeward.
...we moved to the leeward side of the ship so that we wouldn't have the wind in our faces...
We camped on the leeward side of the mountain.
The ship cruised slowly to leeward.
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