windward English

Meaning windward meaning

What does windward mean?

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windward Preposition

— Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.

windward Adjective

— Being in the wind. The waves were crashing on the windward side of the island.

windward

— adverb away from the wind they were sailing windward

— noun the side of something that is toward the wind

— noun the direction from which the wind is coming

— adjective on the side exposed to the wind the windward islands

Synonyms windward synonyms

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windward English » English

exposed to the wind

weather

upwind

downwind

windy

windward side

wind

the windward

start of the gale

leeward

against

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Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind

• What words describe the direction of the wind?
  north/south/east/west wind northeaster wind off the ocean ocean breeze wind from the mountains mountain breeze wind from the desert updraft downdraft head wind tail wind following wind cross breeze windward lee prevailing