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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

leeward

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈl(j)uːəd/Used In Literature ↓

On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.

Origin

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Common Phrases

islands leewardside leeward. leewardsides leewardcoast leewardslopes leewardleeward british
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Synonyms

downwindupwindleelee side

Antonyms

windwarddownwind

Related Words

windwardshorewardwindwisewestward

Poetry examples for “leeward”

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