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Leeward

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adverb & adjective. On or toward the side to which the wind is blowing.

noun. The lee side or quarter.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Toward the lee, or that part toward which the wind blows: opposed to windward.

Pertaining to the quarter toward which the wind blows; being in the direction of the wind: opposed to windward: as, a leeward course.

noun. The point or direction opposite to that from which the wind blows: as, to fall to leeward.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adjective. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adjective. Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind.

adverb. Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. the direction in which the wind is blowing

adverb. toward the wind

adjective. on the side away from the wind

noun. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

Word Usage

"What you imagined to be a sailing vessel is that dark cloud there, coming up from the leeward, which is fast shutting out the horizon from view."

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

windward

cross-reference

leeward tide

Equivalent

downwind lee

Form

Leeward Islands

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

face side

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

seaward

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

closed-casket deep-water easterly lee-side north-west

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

alee anticlockwise aweather clockwise counterclockwise