leeward Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the direction in which the wind is blowing
  2. noun the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
    lee side; lee.
  3. adjective on the side away from the wind
    • on the leeward side of the island
  4. adverb toward the wind
    upwind.
    • they were sailing leeward

WordNet

Lee"ward adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) 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. -- n. The lee side; the lee. -- adv. Toward the lee.

Webster 1913