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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the direction from which the wind is coming;

2. the side of something that is toward the wind;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. on the side exposed to the wind;
- Example: "the windward islands"


ADVERB (1)

1. away from the wind;
- Example: "they were sailing windward"
[syn: windward, downwind]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Windward \Wind"ward\, n. The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward. [1913 Webster] To lay an anchor to the windward, a figurative expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for success or security. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Windward \Wind"ward\, a. Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Windward \Wind"ward\, adv. Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

windward adv 1: away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: windward, downwind] [ant: leeward, upwind] adj 1: on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands" [ant: leeward] n 1: the direction from which the wind is coming [ant: leeward] 2: the side of something that is toward the wind [ant: lee, lee side, leeward]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "windward": alee, anticlockwise, aweather, clockwise, counterclockwise, downwind, earthward, flanking, glancing, heavenward, homeward, landward, lateral, lee, leeward, leftward, next-beside, rightward, seaward, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, to leeward, to windward, upwind, weather, weather deck, weather helm, weather sheet, weather side, weather tack, weather wheel, weatherboard, weatherward, widdershins, windward ebb, windward flood