windwardadjective
uk/ˈwɪnd.wəd/us/ˈwɪnd.wɚd/specialized(on the side of a hill, etc.) facing the wind:
On the windward leg of the yacht race the wind was strong.
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Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- westerly
- wind gauge
- windsock
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