LEEWARD
\lˈiːwəd], \lˈiːwəd], \l_ˈiː_w_ə_d]\
Definitions of LEEWARD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
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the direction in which the wind is blowing
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toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"
By Princeton University
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the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
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the direction in which the wind is blowing
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toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The lee side; the lee.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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The lee side; the lee.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Being in the direction towards which the wind blows.
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The lee side, or the direction toward which the wind blows.
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Toward the lee side.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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