Windward vs Leeward - What's the difference?
windward | leeward | Antonyms |
Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
On the side exposed to the wind.
In a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.
The direction from which the wind blows.
* 1840 , (Richard Henry Dana), Two Years before the Mast
The side receiving the wind's force.
Leeward is a antonym of windward.
As adjectives the difference between windward and leeward
is that windward is towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing while leeward is on the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.As adverbs the difference between windward and leeward
is that windward is in a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind while leeward is away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind.As a noun windward
is the direction from which the wind blows.windward
English
(wikipedia windward)Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* upwindAntonyms
* leewardDerived terms
* Windward IslandsAdverb
- ''We beat our way windward .
Noun
- A vessel has the weather gage of another when she is to windward of her. A weatherly ship is one that works well to windward, making but little leeway.