windward

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   facing or situated toward the direction from which the wind is blowing

   Moist air rose along the windward side of the island.

2. 2
   adv

   toward the direction from which the wind is blowing

   The vessel worked slowly windward against the steady trade wind.

3. 3
   noun

   the side or direction from which the wind is blowing

   The tern hovered just to windward of the cliff edge.

Formed in English from wind + -ward, the directional suffix seen in onward and seaward. In navigation and geography it denotes movement or position toward the source of the wind, opposite leeward.

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