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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

windward
    adv 1: away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn:
           windward, downwind] [ant: leeward, upwind]
    adj 1: on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
           [ant: leeward]
    n 1: the direction from which the wind is coming [ant:
         leeward]
    2: the side of something that is toward the wind [ant: lee,
       lee side, leeward]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Windward \Wind"ward\, a.
   Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the
   Windward Islands.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Windward \Wind"ward\, adv.
   Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Windward:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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