leeward : Idioms & Phrases

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leeward islands

  • noun a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
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leeward side

  • noun the side sheltered from the wind
    leeward side.
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leeward tide

  • noun a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
    lee tide.
    • a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats
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to leeward

  • noun the side sheltered from the wind
    leeward side.
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To sag to leeward

  • (Naut.), to make much leeway by reason of the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; said of a vessel.
Webster 1913