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"they were sailing windward"adverbtoward the wind
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"the windward islands"adjectiveon the side exposed to the windOpposite:
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nounthe direction from which the wind is comingOpposite:type of:
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nounthe side of something that is toward the windOpposite:
Definition that contains windward
- beat the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- weather sail to the windward of
- martinique an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
- dominica a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
- st. vincent and the grenadines an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
- saint vincent and the grenadines an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
- st. lucia a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique
- saint lucia a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique
- st. vincent an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- saint vincent an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines