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wind⋅ward

  [wind-werd]
Use windward in a Sentence
–adverb
1. toward the wind; toward the point from which the wind blows.
–adjective
2. pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows (opposed to leeward ).
–noun
3. the point or quarter from which the wind blows.
4. the side toward the wind.
—Idiom
5. to windward, in a position of vantage: We got to windward of the difficulty.
Also, to the windward.

Origin:
1540–50; wind 1 + -ward

Related forms:
wind⋅ward⋅ness, noun
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wind·ward   (wĭnd'wərd)   
adj.  

  1. Of or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows.

  2. Of or on the side exposed to the wind or to prevailing winds.

adv.  In a direction from which the wind blows; against the wind.
n.  The direction from which the wind blows.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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