windward

adjective

  1. 1

    on the side exposed to the wind

    the windward islands

adverb

  1. 1

    away from the wind

    they were sailing windward

noun

  1. 1

    the side of something that is toward the wind

  2. 2

    the direction from which the wind is coming

Synonyms

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