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Leeward Common

Leeward has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

the direction in which the wind is blowing

2

the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

Adjective
1

on the side away from the wind

"on the leeward side of the island"

2

On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.

Adverb
1

away from the wind

"they were sailing leeward"

2

Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind.

See Also
leewardness pay off crab goose wing chimney cap under lee alee leeway
Related Terms
Antonyms
windward downwind
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
direction side
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
to leeward
Rhyming Words
ard card pard sard hard nard fard gard yard ward dard tard bard mard beard heard sward alard izard ecard
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