Leeward Definition & Meaning
leeward
- adverb
- toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"
- adjective
- on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"
- noun
- the direction in which the wind is blowing
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
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"rainshadow and leeward"
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- What does leeward mean?
- toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island" the direction in which the wind is blowing the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- What part of speech is leeward?
- Leeward is an adverb, an adjective, and a noun.
- How many definitions does leeward have?
- Leeward has 4 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adverb, adjective, noun).