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Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
This means that the leeward side of these landforms is usually drier and often protected from the high wind.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
Red flag warnings for gusts around 50 mph are in effect through Monday evening, mostly in leeward areas, including those affected by the deadly Lahaina fire this summer.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
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Adjective
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island.
—Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
This means that the leeward side of these landforms is usually drier and often protected from the high wind.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
Noun
Such ecological effects extend well beyond individual walls, because opposite sites are sunny and shaded, windward and leeward, and upslope and downslope.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
Red flag warnings for gusts around 50 mph are in effect through Monday evening, mostly in leeward areas, including those affected by the deadly Lahaina fire this summer.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
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