leeward

 
Pronunciation: /ˈliːwəd, ˈluːəd/

adjective & adverb

  • on or towards the side sheltered from the wind; downwind: [as adjective]: the leeward side of the house [as adverb]: we pitched our tents leeward of a hillContrasted with windward

noun

[mass noun]
  • the side sheltered or away from the wind: the ship was drifting to leeward