Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

    We beat our way windward.

    luvwärts, windwärts, im Wind

    против ветраprotiv

    про́ти ві́труpróty vítru

More definitions
  • toward the wind

Examples

3 sentences
  1. We learned to approach the campfire from the windward side to avoid the smoke.

  2. We pitched our tents on the windward side of the island to catch the cool ocean breeze.

  3. Parts facing the oncoming flow are said to be windward, and parts facing away from the flow are said to be leeward.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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