Hyphenation of leeward

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word leeward? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lee-ward

Definitions of leeward:

1.	The direction in which the wind is blowing
2.	The side of something that is sheltered from the wind
3.	On the side away from the wind On the leeward side of the island
4.	Toward the wind They were sailing leeward

Synonyms of leeward:

adj	leeward, downwind, lee
noun	direction
noun	lee, lee side, side, face
adv	upwind

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.