To+leeward
41leeward tide — noun a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats • Syn: ↑lee tide • Hypernyms: ↑tide * * * noun also lee tide : a tide running onshore or …
42Leeward Islands — geographical name 1. island chain central Pacific extending 1250 miles (2012 kilometers) WNW from main islands of the Hawaiian group; includes Nihoa, Necker, Laysan, Midway, & Kure islands 2. (or French Îles sous le Vent) islands S Pacific, W… …
43leeward — I. noun Date: 1549 the lee side II. adjective Date: 1630 being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing; also being the side opposite the windward …
44leeward — 1) on the side away from the wind 2) the side of something that is sheltered from the wind 3) toward the wind 4) the direction in which the wind is blowing. Used to describe geographical positions where fish are caught or are absent. See also… …
45leeward — leewardly, adv. /lee weuhrd/; Naut. /looh euhrd/, adj. 1. pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows (opposed to windward). n. 2. the lee side; the point or quarter toward which the wind blows. adv. 3.… …
46Leeward Islands — noun The northern of the Lesser Antilles, consisting of the islands or nations of the Virgin Islands, Antigua, Saint Martin, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius, Saba and …
47leeward — adjective Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind. Ant: windward See Also: leeway …
48leeward — the downwind area from a slope …
49Leeward, Islas — ► Islas del mar Caribe, al E y SE de Puerto Rico, entre las islas Vírgenes y Guadalupe, integradas por la colonia británica de Montserrat y los Estados Asociados al Reino Unido de Antigua y Barbuda (con Redonda), y San Cristóbal, Nevis y Anguilla …
50leeward — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lee, sheltered, leeside, quiet, peaceful, still, secure, undisturbed, serene, smooth, shielded, protected, screened, safe; see also calm 2 . Ant. windward, stormy*, windy …
