Definition of Leeward side

1. Noun. The side sheltered from the wind.

Exact synonyms: To Leeward
Generic synonyms: Leeward

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leeward Side

leery
lees
leese
leeses
leesing
leesome
leesy
leet
leetle
leetman
leetmen
leets
leetspeak
leetspeek
leeward
leeward side (current term)
leeward tide
leewardly
leewards
leeway
leeway space
leeways
lefetamine
leflunomide
lefort fracture
lefse
left
left(a)
left(p)
left, right and center

Literary usage of Leeward side

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"When the wind blows against a building, the pressure of the air upon the windward side will be greater than upon the leeward side. The air which is within ..."

2. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"The Holio is a very common tree in the forests of the leeward side of Kauai, where it associates with ..."

3. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs by Charles Darwin (1897)
"... lagoon-channels—Breaches through the reef in front of valleys, and generally on the leeward side—Checks to the filling up of the ..."

4. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"The truss is assumed to have frictionless rollers under the leeward side. Calculate the reactions by means of force and equilibrium polygons. ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"From this cause also, therefore, the leeward side of the valley receives more rain than the windward side. In the United Kingdom the prevailing winds are ..."

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