Hypertext Webster Gateway: "leeward"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
leeward
adj : on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the
island" [ant: {windward}]
n 1: the direction in which the wind is blowing [ant: {windward}]
2: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn:
{lee}, {lee side}]
adv : toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" [syn: {upwind}]
[ant: {windward}, {windward}]
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