Meaning of LEEWARD
| Pronunciation: | | 'leewurd
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- [n] the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- [n] the direction in which the wind is blowing
- [adv] toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"
- [adj] on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"
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| | Synonyms: | | downwind, lee, lee side, lee(a), upwind |
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| | Antonyms: | | downwind, windward, windward, windward | | |
| | See Also: | | direction, face, leeward side, side, to leeward | |
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| | Definition: | | \Lee"ward\ (l[=e]"w[~e]rd or l[=u]"[~e]rd), a. (Naut.)
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. -- n. The lee side; the lee.
-- adv. Toward the lee.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are sailing leeward indicates pleasant journeys. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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