leeward

leeward is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective, noun, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. noun. The lee side; the lee.
3. adverb. Toward the lee.
4. noun. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

   Synonyms: lee

5. noun. the direction in which the wind is blowing
6. adjective. on the side away from the wind

   "on the leeward side of the island"

7. adverb. toward the wind

   "they were sailing leeward"

   Synonyms: upwind

Synonyms

lee, upwind

Common word forms

leewards, leewardly, leewardness

Words from these letters

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