leeward

- See Also:
- - lee wave
  - Lee–Enfield
  - leeboard
  - leech
  - leek
  - leer
  - leery
  - lees
  - leet
  - leetspeak
  - leeward
  - leeway
  - left
  - left back
  - left bank
  - left brain
  - left field
  - left hand
  - left luggage
  - left wing
  - left-hand drive
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
leeward /ˈliːwəd, ˈluːəd/

▶adjective & adverb on or towards the side sheltered from the wind or towards which the wind is blowing; downwind. Contrasted with windward. ▶noun the leeward side.

'leeward' also found in these Oxford entries:

alee - Anguillan - down - gauge - leeboard - leech - lee helm - lee shore - leeway - weatherly - windward

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