Found 2 items, similar to leeward.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: leeward leeward 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] leeward adj : on the side away from the wind; “on the leeward side of the island” [ant: windward]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Leeward 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]