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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

windward Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ship: With his own vessels to windward of the remaining French ships he threw quicklime to burn his enemy and the French commander was captured.

Modifies a noun

  • mark: Race 1 found local sailor Marcus Davies first at the windward mark having banged the left corner up the beat.
  • side: There are 100,000 bricks in the tapered tower, the windward side of which is covered with metal sheeting to keep damp at bay.
  • coast: The village of Zennor lies upon the windward coast of Cornwall.
  • performance: Under sail the Moody 33 is no race winner and windward performance in a heavy sea is not good.
  • course: Simple windward leeward courses were set, with plenty of opportunity for place changing.
  • slope: We must, therefore, place our building on the top of the windward slope where the air speed would be the highest.
windward Quotes

In a coign of the cliff between lowland and highland, At the sea-down's edge between windward and lee, Walled round with rocks as an inland island, The ghost of a garden fronts the sea.

—Swinburne, Algernon Charles

O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)