leeward
Example Sentences
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The drier air then travels down the leeward side of the mountain where it warms.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
My father was clambering to get us leeward against capsize when my mother took to the starboard bow.
From Salon • May 11, 2024
The center warned winter visitors heading out Friday or Saturday morning that they could trigger an avalanche on the leeward aspects, or downwind-facing terrain, near the treeline, “especially in steep, exposed terrain.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024
“Although an area of showers is moving over the islands this morning, it has not brought significant rainfall to leeward areas,” the latest weather service warning said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
Finding three large sycamores growing close together, we stopped on the leeward side.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
