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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wind•ward /ˈwɪndwɚd/USA pronunciation adv. - toward the wind.
adj. - of, situated in, or moving toward the direction from which the wind blows(opposed to leeward ).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wind•ward (wind′wərd),USA pronunciation adv. - toward the wind;
toward the point from which the wind blows.
adj. - pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows (opposed to leeward).
n. - the point or quarter from which the wind blows.
- the side toward the wind.
- to windward, in a position of vantage:We got to windward of the difficulty.
Also, to the windward. wind′ward•ness, n. |