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leeward
/ ˈluːəd; ˈliːwəd /
adjective
- of, in, or moving to the quarter towards which the wind blows
noun
- the point or quarter towards which the wind blows
- the side towards the lee
adverb
- towards the lee
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- leeward·ly adverb
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Example Sentences
In fact, several characters look to shed their skin, to remake themselves, to find a leeward point from which to leap.
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Frank leaped ashore and pushed the boat off, while Mayne held her by jamming the leeward oar into the mud.
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The Dick being a little to leeward of our track, had four fathoms; but the least we had was five and three-quarters.
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At this point he lost his balance, and went rolling to leeward like an empty cask.
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The boat drove quite two miles to leeward before the tug got hold of her again.
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After boring for ten hours in the worst of the tremendous sea, he saw a vessel to leeward of him, flying signals of distress.
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