leeward
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the direction in which the wind is blowing
Types & categories
- direction hypernym
- to leeward hyponym
Related & opposite
- windward antonym
Sense 2 adjective
on the side away from the wind
on the leeward side of the island
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adverb
toward the wind
they were sailing leeward
Related & opposite
- windward antonym
Sense 4 noun
the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
Types & categories
- side hypernym
Related & opposite
- windward antonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | windward |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | direction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | to leeward |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | windward |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | downwind |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | windward |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | windward |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | side |