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单词 windward
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windward

(wɪndwəʳd)
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Windward is used to describe the side of something, especially a ship, which is facing the wind.
...the windward side of the quarterdeck.
Gardens on the windward side of a hill receive more rain than those on the lee side.
2. 
See to windward

windward in British English

(ˈwɪndwəd) mainly nautical
adjective
1. 
of, in, or moving to the quarter from which the wind blows
noun
2. 
the windward point
3. 
the side towards the wind
4.  to windward of
adverb also: windwards
5. 
towards the wind
Compare leeward

windward in American English

(ˈwɪndwərd; Nautical ˈwɪndərd)
noun
1. 
the direction or side from which the wind blows
adverb
2. 
in the direction from which the wind blows; toward the wind
adjective
3. 
moving windward
4. 
on the side from which the wind blows
Idioms:
to windward of
see also leeward

Examples of 'windward' in a sentence
windward

They needed to get a good look at the windward side of the casualty, to see where they might come in to take survivors off.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
Do not, repeat, do not come to windward of your present positions until we have passed.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
`Prepare to come round to windward ," he said, watching the seas.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
The ship to windward would back her main yards and the one to leeward her foreyards for close maneuvering.
Annie Proulx THE SHIPPING NEWS (2002)
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