and Windward. Leeward is toward the lee, or that part
towards which the wind blows, windward is in the opposite
direction, viz. in the teeth of the wind. “Leeward,” pronounced lew-ard. (See Lee.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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