leeward

Adjective

• on the side away from the wind
  • on the leeward side of the island
    

Adverb

• toward the wind
  • they were sailing leeward
    

Noun

• the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

• the direction in which the wind is blowing

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  upwind , lee , lee side
• Antonyms: 
  windward , downwind