Associations to the word «Leeward»
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Wiktionary
LEEWARD, adjective. On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.
LEEWARD, adverb. Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind.
LEEWARD ISLANDER, noun. A person from the Leeward Islands.
LEEWARD ISLANDS, proper noun. The northern of the Lesser Antilles, consisting of the islands or nations of the Virgin Islands, Antigua, Saint Martin, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius, Saba and Dominica
Dictionary definition
LEEWARD, noun. The direction in which the wind is blowing.
LEEWARD, noun. The side of something that is sheltered from the wind.
LEEWARD, adverb. Toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward".
LEEWARD, adjective. On the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island".
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