|  leeward 
 
 1. the direction in which the wind is blowing
 • Ant:
 windward
 • Hypernyms:
 direction
 • Hyponyms:
 to leeward, leeward side
 2. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
 • Syn:
 lee, lee side
 • Ant:
 windward
 • Hypernyms:
 side, face
 
 on the side away from the wind
 - on the leeward side of the island
 • Ant:
 windward
 • Similar to:
 downwind, lee
 
 toward the wind
 - they were sailing leeward
 • Syn:
 upwind
 • Ant:
 downwind (for: upwind), windward
 
 
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