- of, in, or moving to the quarter towards which the wind blows
- the point or quarter towards which the wind blows
- the side towards the lee
- towards the lee
Compare windward
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lee•ward /ˈliwɚd/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable;
usually singular;
usually: the + ~]
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Nautical, Naval Termsrelating to, in, or moving toward the direction toward which the wind blows (opposed to windward).
n. [countable;
usually singular;
usually: the + ~]
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe lee side;
the point or direction toward which the wind blows.
adv.
- Naval Terms, Nauticaltoward the lee.
lee•ward
(lē′wərd; Naut. lo̅o̅′ərd),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
adv.
lee′ward•ly, adv.
- Nautical, Naval Termspertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows (opposed to windward).
n.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe lee side;
the point or quarter toward which the wind blows.
adv.
- Naval Terms, Nauticaltoward the lee.
- lee1 + -ward 1540–50
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leeward /ˈliːwəd; ˈluːəd/ chiefly adj
Compare windward
Compare windward
'leeward' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anguilla
- Antigua
- Barbuda
- Basseterre
- Basse-Terre
- Bonaire
- Bora Bora
- British Virgin Islands
- föhn
- gauge
- Guadeloupe
- Îles sous le Vent
- lee wave
- Leeward Islands
- Lesser Antilles
- Montserrat
- rain shadow
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts
- Saint Martin
- Society Islands
- Tortola
- windward
- Caribbean Plate
- fall
- Laysan
- lee
- leeway
- Nevis
- pay
- West Indies
- Saba
- sag
- sail
- St. Kitts
- St. Kitts-Nevis
- St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
- St. Martin