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leeward
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun leeward has 2 senses
- leeward(n = noun.linkdef) Array - the direction in which the wind is blowing; Array is a kind of direction
- leeward(n = noun.location) lee, lee side - the side of something that is sheltered from the wind; Array is a kind of face, side
has particulars: leeward side, to leeward
Antonym: windward
Antonym: windward
Adjective leeward has 1 sense
- leeward(a = adj.all) Array - on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island" Antonym: windward
Adverbial leeward has 1 sense
- leeward(r = adv.all) upwind - toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" Antonym: windward
CIDE DICTIONARY
leeward, a.
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward ; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
leeward, Naut. adj., adv., & n.
--adj. & adv. on or towards the side sheltered from the wind (opp. WINDWARD).
--n. the leeward region, side, or direction (to leeward; on the leeward of).
--adj. & adv. on or towards the side sheltered from the wind (opp. WINDWARD).
--n. the leeward region, side, or direction (to leeward; on the leeward of).
THESAURUS
leeward
alee, anticlockwise, aweather, clockwise, counterclockwise, downwind, earthward, flanking, glancing, heavenward, homeward, landward, lateral, lee, lee sheet, lee shore, lee side, lee tack, leftward, next-beside, rightward, seaward, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, to leeward, to windward, upwind, weather, weatherward, widdershins, windward
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