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windward

/'wɪndwəd/

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adverb
toward the wind
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"they were sailing windward"

Similar:

downwind

Opposite:

leeward
adjective
on the side exposed to the wind
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"the windward islands"

Similar:

upwind weather

Opposite:

leeward
noun
the direction from which the wind is coming
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Opposite:

leeward

type of:
direction
noun
the side of something that is toward the wind
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Opposite:

leeward

type of:
side face

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