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windward definition

wind·ward (wind′wərd; naut. win′dərd)

noun

the direction or side from which the wind blows

adverb

in the direction from which the wind blows; toward the wind

adjective

  1. moving windward
  2. on the side from which the wind blows
windward Idioms

to windward of

advantageously situated in respect to

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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