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leewards

noun

plural of leeward
as in windwards

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  1. hands
  2. sides
  3. lees
  4. flanks
Noun
  • Boise State fans are accustomed to their Broncos putting the rock into the hands of running backs and grinding down opposition defenses.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Using your hands to compact, shape the mixture into thick blocks.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • Room for Disagreement For Oman, Qatar, and Pakistan, these economic and security costs may add urgency in their push to press all sides to a resolution.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Also high on the agenda is a trade truce that saw both sides lower tariffs and export restrictions, which is set to expire in November.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sides
Noun
  • Aging only 30 percent of his wine in barrel while the remainder stays in stainless-steel tanks on the lees, Séguier lets the soil express itself in the glass.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 26 July 2026
  • Until bottling in June, the wine stays in stainless steel tanks, partly on its lees (the dead yeast) with some lees stirring (batonnage) to get a good mouthfeel.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of lees
Noun
  • Brighton frequently found joy down the flanks, with the goal coming from a switch of play to Kostoulas that Mazraoui failed to track.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Engine 39’s three-person crew includes a paramedic and can also staff a wildland fire engine, giving the department additional capacity to respond to wildfires near open and undeveloped land along the city’s eastern and southern flanks, Lawlor said.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of flanks
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“Leewards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leewards. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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