Windward

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Windward \Wind"ward\, adv.
     Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



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

  Windward \Wind"ward\, a.
     Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the
     Windward Islands.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  windward
       adj : on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
             [ant: {leeward}]
       n : the direction from which the wind is coming [ant: {leeward}]
       adv : away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: {downwind}]
             [ant: {leeward}, {leeward}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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