leeward
leeward · more leeward · most leeward
за вітром
по ветру
leewärts, windabwärts, windabgewandt, mit dem Wind
Away from the direction from which the wind is blowingAway from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind.
UK/ˈliːwəd/US/ˈliwɚd/
» The areas with lowest precipitation are on the leeward side of the mountains.
Die Gegenden mit dem geringsten Niederschlag befinden sich auf der Leeseite der Berge. — Yorwba
danepo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAway from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind.
leewärts, windabwärts, windabgewandt
по ветруpo vetru
за ві́тромza vítrom
away from the wind
Examples
2 sentencesThe areas with lowest precipitation are on the leeward side of the mountains.
deDie Gegenden mit dem geringsten Niederschlag befinden sich auf der Leeseite der Berge. — Yorwba
Parts facing the oncoming flow are said to be windward, and parts facing away from the flow are said to be leeward.
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
away from the direction of the wind:
Русский
By meaning 1
away from the direction of the wind:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
away from the direction of the wind:
Forms
more leeward, most leeward| Comparative | more leeward Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most leeward |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- away from the wind:upwind
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form