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Definition of leeward

Leeward
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.

Meaning of leeward from wikipedia

- In geography and seamanship, windward (/ˈwɪndwərd, ˈwɪnərd/) and leeward (/ˈliːwərd, ˈljuːərd/) are directions relative to the wind. Windward is upwind...
- The Leeward Islands (/ˈliːwərd/) are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with...
- British Leeward Islands was a British colony from 1671 to 1958, consisting of the English (later British) overseas possessions in the Leeward Islands...
- leeward in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leeward is the opposite of Windward. Leeward may also refer to: Leeward Islands (disambiguation) Leeward Antilles...
- swings south through the Leeward and Windward Islands almost to South America and then turns west along the Venezuelan coast (Leeward Antilles) as far as Aruba...
- Leeward Point Field (IATA: NBW, ICAO: MUGM), also known as Leeward Airfield, is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo...
- The Leeward Antilles (Dutch: Benedenwindse Eilanden) are a chain of islands in the Caribbeanspecifically the southerly islands of the Lesser Antilles...
- group of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. These have a shared political history and...
- of the Lesser Antilles. Part of the West Indies, they lie south of the Leeward Islands, approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60°...
- competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing the pilot, Jimmy Leeward, and ten people on the ground. Sixty-nine more people on the ground were...