adverb
- in the direction toward which the wind is blowing; away from the wind
Usage: nautical; archaic or rare in modern usage
Examples
- The ship drifted leewardly as the storm intensified.
- The captain ordered the crew to sail leewardly to avoid the rocky shore.
- The smoke moved leewardly across the harbor.
- Birds were blown leewardly by the strong coastal winds.