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# leeward

adjective (the leeward side); adverb (sail leeward); noun (to leeward)

«leeward» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Leeward means on the side away from the wind, the sheltered side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#m1)
2. To leeward means in the direction the wind is blowing towards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography it explains rain: the windward side of a mountain gets rain, the leeward side is dry (a rain shadow). In sailing and pirate stories, sailors talk about leeward and windward.

### Examples

- The leeward side of the island is dry and sunny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#x1)
- We sheltered on the leeward side of the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#x2)
- The ship drifted to leeward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#x3)
- The Leeward Islands are in the Caribbean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#x4)
- Rain falls on the windward side, and the leeward side stays dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#x5)
- Pitch your tent on the leeward side of the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: windward. Sailors often say it «LOO-erd». «Lee» means shelter from the wind. Do not mix up with «lee» as a name.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «leeward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leeward/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«leeward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leeward.html) on Mova free.