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Word: windward (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • On the side exposed to the wind.
  • Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

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Adverb:

  • In a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.

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Noun:

  • The direction from which the wind blows.
  • The side receiving the wind's force.

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Verb:

  • nautical sailing into the wind
  • in a position of vantage.

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