[syn: leeward, upwind]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Leeward \Lee"ward\ (l[=e]"w[~e]rd or l[=u]"[~e]rd), a. (Naut.)
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. -- n. The lee side; the lee.
-- adv. Toward the lee.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
leeward
adv 1: toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" [syn:
leeward, upwind] [ant: downwind, windward]
adj 1: on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of
the island" [ant: windward]
n 1: the direction in which the wind is blowing [ant:
windward]
2: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn:
lee, lee side, leeward] [ant: windward]