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Recent Examples of leeward
Adjective
Forecasters issued a tropical storm watch for portions of the northern leeward islands.—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 There's also a fire risk on the leeward sides of the islands that have been experiencing drought, with Kiko disrupting trade wind patterns, AccuWeather reported.—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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 See All Example Sentences for leeward
Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
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CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
The wind may produce rain over Oahu and in Kauai’s higher terrain, the weather service said and has increased showers on the windward side of the Big Island and Maui.
Both downtown Janesville and the city's south side are considered food deserts due to a lack of accessible grocery stores with affordable, fresh produce options.
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Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Farm Bank’s marketing hardly touched the computer-game side of the business.
Receiving in the centre of the pitch before shifting the ball onto his left and towards that side, Elliott attempted an ambitious pass out to the flank that went out of play.
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Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
The move follows warnings by nations situated on NATO’s eastern flank about the security threat posed by Russia, which is accused of sending drones into alliance airspace.
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