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leeward

DEFINITIONS OF: leeward

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adj on the side away from the wind

“on the leeward side of the island”
Synonyms
downwind, lee
towards the side away from the wind
Antonyms:
windward
on the side exposed to the wind
upwind, weather
towards the side exposed to wind
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adv toward the wind

“they were sailing leeward”
Synonyms:
upwind
Antonyms:
downwind, windward
away from the wind

n the direction in which the wind is blowing

Antonyms:
windward
the direction from which the wind is coming
Types:
leeward side, to leeward
the side sheltered from the wind
Type of:
direction
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

n the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

Synonyms:
lee, lee side
Antonyms:
windward
the side of something that is toward the wind
Type of:
face, side
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
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