leeward
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, especially nautical ˈlü-ərd
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Noun
We turned the boat to leeward.Adjective
the leeward side of the island we moved to the leeward side of the ship so that we wouldn't have the wind in our faces
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Sunshine lights the steep slopes of the leeward, or downwind, faces, on the dunes’ lower sides. — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "Mars 'ghost' dunes may have evidence of alien life," 13 July 2018 Here, before the fire, 100 houses lay scattered across the leeward flank of the Sierra Nevada mountains. — Kendra Atleework, The Atlantic, "Power Lines Are Burning the West," 25 May 2018 The best spots have been just inside the mouth of Scow Canyon on the north shore, just inside the leeward point across the lake from Main Rec, the Towers and Main Rec. — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, "Sunday getaway to San Pablo Reservoir," 18 Feb. 2018 Practices usually consist of numerous warm-ups, drills, windward and leeward races, and lessons that help sharpen skills and assist the students in becoming better sailors. — Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press, "Sailing is a teacher for Detroit students in yacht club program," 3 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Hurricane Dorian is set to hit Puerto Rico’s leeward side later today, aiming to bring heavy rains and wind to the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Maria in 2017. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "What Would Help Puerto Rico?: raceAhead," 28 Aug. 2019 What that means is that for a steel structure, the leeward side of the back shell does not need any heat shielding. — Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, "Elon Musk: Why I'm Building the Starship out of Stainless Steel," 22 Jan. 2019 Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Oahu This $800-million Disney beach resort opened in 2011 on the leeward side of Oahu. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Resorts in Hawaii: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 One-design classes compete in two days windward-leeward races. — baltimoresun.com, "Recreation and outdoors calendar (July 15)," 14 July 2018 One-design classes compete in two days windward-leeward races. — baltimoresun.com, "Recreation and outdoors calendar (July 15)," 14 July 2018 One-design classes compete in two days windward-leeward races. — baltimoresun.com, "Recreation and outdoors calendar (July 15)," 14 July 2018 One-design classes compete in two days windward-leeward races. — baltimoresun.com, "Recreation and outdoors calendar (July 15)," 14 July 2018 One-design classes compete in two days windward-leeward races. — baltimoresun.com, "Recreation and outdoors calendar (July 15)," 14 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leeward.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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