leeward
(adjective) on the side away from the wind; “on the leeward side of the island”
leeward, upwind
(adverb) away from the wind; “they were sailing leeward”
lee, lee side, leeward
(noun) the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
leeward
(noun) the direction in which the wind is blowing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
leeward (comparative more leeward, superlative most leeward or leewardmost)
On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.
• downwind
• windward
leeward (comparative more leeward, superlative most leeward)
Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind.
• windward
Source: Wiktionary
Lee"ward, a. (Naut.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship.
– n.
Definition: The lee side; the lee.
– adv.
Definition: Toward the lee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
