leeward
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leeward
- /ˈliːwəd/ UK
- /ˈl(j)uːəd/ UK
- /ˈliwɚd/ US
- /ˈluːɚd/ US
Rhymes with -iːwə(ɹ)d
adjective more leeward · most leeward · leewardmost
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On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.
Similar: downwind
adverb more leeward · most leeward
- Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind. Some hours after midnight, the Typhoon abated so much, that through the strenuous exertions of Starbuck and Stubb—one engaged forward and the other aft—the shivered remnants of the jib and fore and main-top-sails were cut adrift from the spars, and went eddying away to leeward, like the feathers of
Opposite: windward
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adverb
Opposite: windward
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adj on the side sheltered from the wind
| Español | de sotavento |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 背風 /背风 bèifēng, 下風 /下风 xiàfēng |
| Português | sotavento |
| Français | sous le vent |
| Deutsch | leewärts gelegen, windabwärts gelegen, windabgewandt gelegen, mit dem Wind gelegen, unter dem Winde gelegen |
| Italiano | sottovento |
| Ελληνικά | υπήνεμος ypínemos |
| Русский | подве́тренный podvétrennyj |
adv away from the direction of the wind
| Español | a sotavento |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | leewärts, windabwärts, windabgewandt, mit dem Wind, unter dem Winde |
| Italiano | sottovento |
| Ελληνικά | υπηνέμως ypinémos, υπήνεμα ypínema, απάνεμα apánema |
| Русский | по ветру po vetru |
Talk about this word "leeward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leeward. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. leeward. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leeward "leeward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leeward.Cite this
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