windward
/ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/ · noun
Meaning
- The direction from which the wind blows.
- The side receiving the wind's force.
- Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
- On the side exposed to the wind.
- In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.
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