Leeward

Adjective

 * 1) Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind.

Antonyms

 * windward

Derived terms

 * Leeward Islands

Related terms

 * leeway

Thesaurus
alee, anticlockwise, aweather, clockwise, counterclockwise, downwind, earthward, flanking, glancing, heavenward, homeward, landward, lateral, lee, lee sheet, lee shore, lee side, lee tack, leftward, next-beside, rightward, seaward, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, to leeward, to windward, upwind, weather, weatherward, widdershins, windward

Translations

 * Catalan: sotavent
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: suojanpuoleinen
 * Italian:


 * Russian:
 * Spanish: sotavento
 * Swedish: