'Leeward' definitions:
Definition of 'leeward'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Leeward'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'leeward'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alee,
- anticlockwise,
- aweather,
- clockwise,
- counterclockwise,
- downwind,
- earthward,
- flanking,
- glancing,
- heavenward,
- homeward,
- landward,
- lateral,
- lee,
- lee sheet,
- lee shore,
- lee side,
- lee tack,
- leftward,
- next-beside,
- rightward,
- seaward,
- side,
- sideling,
- sidelong,
- sideward,
- sidewards,
- sideway,
- sideways,
- sidewise,
- skirting,
- to leeward,
- to windward,
- upwind,
- weather,
- weatherward,
- widdershins,
- windward