leeward

[ lee-werd; Nautical loo-erd ]

/ ˈli wərd; Nautical ˈlu ərd /

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adjective

pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows (opposed to windward).

noun

the lee side; the point or quarter toward which the wind blows.

adverb

toward the lee.

Words nearby leeward

leesburg, leet, leetspeak, leeuwarden, leeuwenhoek, leeward, leeward islands, leeway, lefkoşa, lefort i fracture, lefort ii fracture

Origin of leeward

First recorded in 1540–50; lee¹ + -ward

OTHER WORDS FROM leeward

lee·ward·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for leeward

In fact, several characters look to shed their skin, to remake themselves, to find a leeward point from which to leap.
‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Review: Triumphant, Lyrical, and Way Existential|Jace Lacob|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I being to leeward of the ship, his voice reached me; but I did not expect to make any one hear on board.
Peter the Whaler|W.H.G. Kingston
On the weather or lee beam is in a direction to windward or leeward at right angles with the keel.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
While we were loading our guns, to give her a second dose, she put up her helm, and endeavoured to join her consorts to leeward.
The Loss of the Royal George|W.H.G. Kingston

The ship was rapidly drifting down to leeward, and I knew that if not soon discovered I was lost, so I shouted again.
Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848|Various
They broke in at the bow where Bernt sat, and flowed out to leeward near the stern.
The Visionary|Jonas Lie

British Dictionary definitions for leeward

leeward

/ (ˈliːwəd, nautical ˈluːəd) mainly nautical /

adjective

of, in, or moving to the quarter towards which the wind blows

noun

the point or quarter towards which the wind blows

the side towards the lee

adverb

towards the lee

Compare windward

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leeward

adjective

noun

adverb

Words related to leeward

Words nearby leeward

Origin of leeward

OTHER WORDS FROM leeward

Examples from the Web for leeward

British Dictionary definitions for leeward

adjective

noun

adverb