leeward English

Meaning leeward meaning

What does leeward mean?

Definitions in simple English

leeward Preposition

— moving or facing the way the wind is moving

leeward Adjective

— being away from the wind All was quiet on the leeward side of the island.

leeward

— adverb toward the wind they were sailing leeward

— noun the direction in which the wind is blowing

— adjective on the side away from the wind on the leeward side of the island

— noun (= lee) the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

Synonyms leeward synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as leeward?

leeward English » English

lee

lee side

downwind

upwind

leeside

with the wind

windward

southern

out of the wind