|  windward 
 
 1. the direction from which the wind is coming
 • Ant:
 leeward
 • Hypernyms:
 direction
 • Hyponyms:
 to windward, windward side, weatherboard, weather side
 2. the side of something that is toward the wind
 • Ant:
 leeward
 • Hypernyms:
 side, face
 
 on the side exposed to the wind
 - the windward islands
 • Ant:
 leeward
 • Similar to:
 upwind, weather
 
 away from the wind
 - they were sailing windward
 • Syn:
 downwind
 • Ant:
 upwind (for: downwind), leeward
 
 
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