leeward
Speech parts
1. leeward - Noun
2. leeward - Adjective
3. leeward - Adverb
Meaning
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.
The lee side; the lee.
Toward the lee.
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on the leeward side of the island
they were sailing leeward
Between 1675 and 1730, the island was the headquarters for the slave trade for the Leeward Islands, with approximately 6,000-7,000 enslaved West Africans passing through en route to other islands each year.
Because the town lies in the rain shadow ( leeward side ) of the Harz, less precipitation falls here than in similar temperate regions without the protection of a mountain range.
In the North Leeward, the ULP’s Carlos James won by seven votes against the incumbent Ronald Mathews, polling 2, 287 as against 2, 280 for Mathews.
A 63-year-old man from Mahoe, Lowmans (leeward) was last week jailed for 12 years for raping his foster daughter 12 years ago.