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adjective

Definition of leewardnext
as in downwind
being in the direction that the wind is blowing we moved to the leeward side of the ship so that we wouldn't have the wind in our faces

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leeward

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noun

as in windward

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Recent Examples of leeward
Adjective
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island. — Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020 This means that the leeward side of these landforms is usually drier and often protected from the high wind. — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
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Every region of Oahu has been impacted by the drug crisis, Vazquez said, but the hardest hit is the leeward region, or west side, lauded by many locals for having the island's best sunsets and home to a large Native Hawaiian population. — Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024 For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier. — Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for leeward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeward
  1. windward
  2. side
  3. flank
Noun
  • The heaviest rain is forecast for windward and mauka locations.
    — The Sunset AI Lab, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.
    — Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
Definition of windward
Noun
  • Along Mexico Border To Hold Migrants, Report Says The Federal Reserve Cuts GDP Projections As Inflation Stays Too High Because both sides have accused one another of neglect and mistreatment, the Hulu series is intentionally told through multiple perspectives.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • For the ponytail, start by finding a deep side part.
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of side
Noun
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has not been able to replicate former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) episodic success at keeping the party’s left flank in check.
    — W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Israel-Hamas war that began after the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 sparked a rift between the left and moderate flanks of the Democratic Party, an undercurrent that ran through Chicago politics as well.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of flank

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