leeward
2
6.9
- noun
- /ˈluːərd/
- Specialized
:
sotavento
- The leeward side of the structure is a huge metal door on rollers.
- leeward side
- leeward coast
- leeward areas
Examples
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When sailing, we always look for a spot on the leeward side of the island to avoid the strong winds.
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Smiling, she walked around the leeward side.
Fiction book (1999) -
I came nearly alongside to leeward of him.
Fiction book (1991) -
You keep leeward of the ship's gentlemen.
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Mr. Lawrence, take us leeward, head us straight for the school.
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Take a heading leeward of Sand Island...
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However, there were also more trips recorded in most leeward areas.
Academic text (1993) -
I lean against the leeward side, too.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Good thing the hatch was on the leeward side," Dex said.
Fiction book (1999) -
The leeward edge of the archipelago fell straight away in a series of sheer cliffs.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
2
7.4
The area on the side of something that is protected from the wind
1
5.9
The side of something protected from the wind
1
6.3
The side that is protected from the wind, for example behind a hill
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A group of islands in the northeast Caribbean that are part of the Lesser Antilles
How Sheltered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leeward is formed from lee ('shelter from the wind') plus -ward ('toward'), the same parts you see in homeward. So the leeward side is simply the 'sheltered side' that is away from the wind.