leeuwenhoek
— Noun
– English
~ Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
Leeward Islands
— Noun
– English
~ a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
leeward
— Noun
– English
~ the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
leeward
— Noun
– English
~ the direction in which the wind is blowing
leeward
— Adverb
– English
~ away from the wind; "they were sailing leeward"
leeward
— Adjective
– English
~ on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"
leeway
— Noun
– English
~ (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
leeway
— Noun
– English
~ a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits