leeward

«leeward» in Mova's school dictionary: on the side away from the wind, the sheltered side — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) Leeward means on the side away from the wind, the sheltered side. tree →

2) To leeward means in the direction the wind is blowing towards. tree →

sense 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 →
• We sheltered on the leeward side of the boat. tree →
• The ship drifted to leeward. tree →
• The Leeward Islands are in the Caribbean. tree →
• Rain falls on the windward side, and the leeward side stays dry. tree →
• Pitch your tent on the leeward side of the hill. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leeward» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.