leeward

名词 leeward:

1. the direction in which the wind is blowing
2. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
   同义词：lee, lee side

形容词 leeward:

1. on the side away from the wind

副词 leeward:

1. toward the wind
   同义词：upwind

1. The capital of St. Christopher-Nevis, on St. Christopher Island in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Population, 14,725.
   巴斯特尔圣克里斯多佛－尼维斯的首都，位于西印度群岛中背风群岛的圣克里斯托弗岛上。人口14, 725
2. The drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.
   偏航，漂移船只或航空器航行过程中向背风面而作的漂移
3. At, on, or to the leeward side.
   下风处在下风处或向下风向地