How to Use leeward in a Sentence

leeward

noun

• We turned the boat to leeward.
• Sunshine lights the steep slopes of the leeward, or downwind, faces, on the dunes’ lower sides.
  — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 13 July 2018
• In the normal sailing mode, the AC75 will skim above the waves on the leeward foil and rudder, with the windward foil raised out of the water to reduce drag.
  — Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
• In due course, these penguins also depart for the leeward side.
  — Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2020
• This penguin, known as the mover, waddles in search of new neighbors in the relative warmth of the huddle’s leeward side.
  — Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2020
• On its leeward side, boats bobbed in Rockport Harbor, with the iconic Motif #1 as the backdrop.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2022
• Groups of 20 or more hares gather each winter to nibble heather on leeward slopes, where the snow tends to be shallower.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 11 May 2020
• Here, before the fire, 100 houses lay scattered across the leeward flank of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
  — Kendra Atleework, The Atlantic, 25 May 2018
• Even so, Maui County and the Big Island may remain in drought and at greater risk for wildfires because the leeward sides of their islands won’t get as much rain.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• Groups of twenty or more hares gather each winter to nibble heather on leeward slopes, where the snow tends to be shallower.
  — Popular Science, 13 May 2020
• Average wind speeds had increased overnight to 33 miles per hour with gusts nearing 40—plenty strong enough to drift new snow into a leeward slab.
  — Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
• But come spring, Baldy’s steeper, leeward backside beckons and the crowds disappear.
  — Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
• When fall storms approach from the northern Pacific Ocean, expect deer to become more active during midday, often seeking the leeward side of a slope.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2020
• Practices usually consist of numerous warm-ups, drills, windward and leeward races, and lessons that help sharpen skills and assist the students in becoming better sailors.
  — Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2017
• Ranchers in leeward Maui County – areas currently in extreme and severe drought – have recently lost cattle due to the dry conditions.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• The warning is for leeward areas, meaning land that faces away from the wind usually sheltered by hills and mountains, due to strong winds and low humidity, the agency in Honolulu said in a morning advisory.
  — NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• We turned the boat to leeward.
• Sunshine lights the steep slopes of the leeward, or downwind, faces, on the dunes’ lower sides.
  — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 13 July 2018
• In the normal sailing mode, the AC75 will skim above the waves on the leeward foil and rudder, with the windward foil raised out of the water to reduce drag.
  — Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
• In due course, these penguins also depart for the leeward side.
  — Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2020
• This penguin, known as the mover, waddles in search of new neighbors in the relative warmth of the huddle’s leeward side.
  — Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2020
• On its leeward side, boats bobbed in Rockport Harbor, with the iconic Motif #1 as the backdrop.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2022
• Groups of 20 or more hares gather each winter to nibble heather on leeward slopes, where the snow tends to be shallower.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 11 May 2020
• Here, before the fire, 100 houses lay scattered across the leeward flank of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
  — Kendra Atleework, The Atlantic, 25 May 2018
• Even so, Maui County and the Big Island may remain in drought and at greater risk for wildfires because the leeward sides of their islands won’t get as much rain.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• Groups of twenty or more hares gather each winter to nibble heather on leeward slopes, where the snow tends to be shallower.
  — Popular Science, 13 May 2020
• Average wind speeds had increased overnight to 33 miles per hour with gusts nearing 40—plenty strong enough to drift new snow into a leeward slab.
  — Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
• But come spring, Baldy’s steeper, leeward backside beckons and the crowds disappear.
  — Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
• When fall storms approach from the northern Pacific Ocean, expect deer to become more active during midday, often seeking the leeward side of a slope.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2020
• Practices usually consist of numerous warm-ups, drills, windward and leeward races, and lessons that help sharpen skills and assist the students in becoming better sailors.
  — Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2017

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