English-Thai Dictionary

leeward

ADJ ไป ใน ทิศทาง ที่ ลม พัด  ทาง ที่ ลม พัด  leeside pai-nai-tad-tang-ti-lom-pad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEEWARD

a.Pertaining to the part towards which the wind blows; as a leeward ship.

 

LEEWARD

adv. Towards the lee, or that part towards which the wind blows; opposed to windward; as fall to leeward.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEEWARD

LEEWARD Lee "ward, a. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

Defn: The lee side; the lee. -- adv.

 

Defn: Toward the lee.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

leeward

lee ward |ˈlēwərd, ˈlo͞oərd ˈliwərd ˈluərd | ▶adjective & adverb on or toward the side sheltered from the wind or toward which the wind is blowing; downwind: [ as adj. ] : the leeward side of the house | [ as adv. ] : we pitched our tents leeward of a hill. Contrasted with windward. ▶noun the side sheltered or away from the wind: the ship was drifting to leeward .

 

Leeward Islands

Lee ward Is lands |ˈlēwərd ˌliwərd ˈaɪləndz | a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea that constitutes the northern part of the Lesser Antilles. The group includes Guadeloupe, Antigua, St. Kitts, and Montserrat. ORIGIN Leeward with reference to the islands' situation further downwind (in terms of the prevailing southeasterly winds ) than the Windward Islands.

 

leewardly

leewardly |ˈliːwədli, ˈluːədli | ▶adjective (of a ship ) liable to drift to leeward when sailing close to the wind.

 

Oxford Dictionary

leeward

leeward |ˈliːwəd, ˈluːəd | ▶adjective & adverb on or towards the side sheltered from the wind; downwind: [ as adj. ] : the leeward side of the house | [ as adv. ] : we pitched our tents leeward of a hill. Contrasted with windward. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the side sheltered or away from the wind: the ship was drifting to leeward .

 

Leeward Islands

Leeward Islands |ˈliːwəd | a group of islands in the Caribbean, constituting the northern part of the Lesser Antilles. The group includes Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts, and Montserrat. ORIGIN Leeward with reference to the islands' situation further downwind (in terms of the prevailing south-easterly winds ) than the Windward Islands.

 

leewardly

leewardly |ˈliːwədli, ˈluːədli | ▶adjective (of a ship ) liable to drift to leeward when sailing close to the wind.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

leeward

lee ward /líːwə r d , 〘海 〙lú (ː )ə r d, ljú (ː )-/形容詞 ↔windward 風下の, 風下にある .副詞 風下に .名詞 U 風下 ▸ on [to ] the leeward (of A )(Aの )風下に