Leeward vs. Leeway

Leewardadjective

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

Leewaynoun

The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction.

Leewardadverb

Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing. Downwind.

Leewaynoun

A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.

‘I don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.’;

Leewardadjective

Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; - opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship.

Leewaynoun

(British) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.

Leewardnoun

the direction in which the wind is blowing

Leewaynoun

The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.

Leewardnoun

the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

Leewaynoun

(of a ship or plane) sideways drift

Leewardadjective

on the side away from the wind;

‘on the leeward side of the island’;

Leewaynoun

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Leewardadverb

toward the wind;

‘they were sailing leeward’;

Leeway

Leeway is the amount of drift motion to leeward of an object floating in the water caused by the component of the wind vector that is perpendicular to the object’s forward motion. The National Search and Rescue Supplement to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual defines leeway as .

‘the movement of a search object through water caused by winds blowing against exposed surfaces’;

Leewardadjective

on or towards the side sheltered from the wind; downwind

‘we pitched our tents leeward of a hill’; ‘the leeward side of the house’;

Leewardadverb

on or towards the side sheltered from the wind; downwind

‘we pitched our tents leeward of a hill’; ‘the leeward side of the house’;

Leewardnoun

the side sheltered or away from the wind

‘the ship was drifting to leeward’;