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leeward |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leeward \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: leeward adj : on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island" [ant: {windward}] n 1: the direction in which the wind is blowing [ant: {windward}] 2: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: {lee}, {lee side}] adv : toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" [syn: {upwind}] [ant: {windward}, {windward}]
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