Windward

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows.
  • adj. Of or on the side exposed to the wind or to prevailing winds.
  • ad. In a direction from which the wind blows; against the wind.
  • n. The direction from which the wind blows.
  • idiom. to windward Into or to an advantageous posture or position.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
  • adj. On the side exposed to the wind.
  • ad. In a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.
  • n. The direction from which the wind blows.
  • n. The side receiving the wind's force.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The point or side from which the wind blows; ; -- opposed to leeward.
  • adj. Situated toward the point from which the wind blows.
  • ad. Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • On the side toward the point from which the wind blows: as, windward shrouds.
  • n. The point from which the wind blows: as, to ply or sail to windward.
  • Toward the wind: opposed to leeward.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. on the side exposed to the wind
  • n. the side of something that is toward the wind
  • ad. away from the wind
  • n. the direction from which the wind is coming
    • Equivalent
    upwind    weather   
    Antonym
    leeward   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    face    side   
    Form
    Windward Islands   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    upwind   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    larboard    seaward    southeastern    leeward    shoreward   
     
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