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"they were sailing leeward"adverbaway from the wind
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nounthe side of something that is sheltered from the windOpposite:
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"on the leeward side of the island"adjectiveon the side away from the windOpposite:
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nounthe direction in which the wind is blowingOpposite:type of:
Definition that contains leeward
- centerboard a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
- st. kitts and nevis a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
- weatherliness (of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind)
- federation of saint kitts and nevis a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
- saint martin an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
- centreboard a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
- st. maarten an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
- saint christopher-nevis a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
- sliding keel a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
- antigua and barbuda a country in the northern Leeward Islands