LEEWARD SIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leeward side mean? 

• LEEWARD SIDE (noun)
  The noun LEEWARD SIDE has 1 sense:

1. the side sheltered from the wind

  Familiarity information: LEEWARD SIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEEWARD SIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The side sheltered from the wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

leeward side; to leeward

Hypernyms ("leeward side" is a kind of...):

leeward (the direction in which the wind is blowing)

 Context examples 

Wind blowing on a building can result in a high pressure on the windward side and a low pressure at the leeward side, which drives flow across a room, bringing fresh air in from outside and ventilating a room.

(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)