: the lee side
: being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing
also
: being the side opposite the windward
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Examples of leeward in a Sentence
Noun
We turned the boat to leeward.
Adjective
the leeward side of the island
we moved to the leeward side of the ship so that we wouldn't have the wind in our faces
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2022
The different wind directions bring lake effect snow to different towns on the leeward side of the lakes.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
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Noun
For instance, mature bucks often bed on leeward ridges, ridge endings, bench edges, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
And to make things worse, the loss of clouds on the leeward side of the mountains can lead to sunnier conditions, heating things up even more, Datta says.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2022
The different wind directions bring lake effect snow to different towns on the leeward side of the lakes.
—Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
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“Leeward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leeward. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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