windward
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
windward
- Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
- On the side exposed to the wind.
- German: luvwärts gelegen, windwärts gelegen, im Wind gelegen, gegen den Wind gelegen, über dem Winde gelegen
- Italian: sopravento
- Portuguese: de barlavento
- Russian: наве́тренный
- Spanish: barlovento
windward (not comparable)
- In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.
- ''We beat our way windward.
- German: luvwärts, windwärts, im Wind, gegen den Wind, über dem Winde
- Italian: sopravento
- Russian: против
windward
- The direction from which the wind blows.
- 1840, Richard Henry Dana, Two Years before the Mast
- A vessel has the weather gage of another when she is to windward of her. A weatherly ship is one that works well to windward, making but little leeway.
- 1840, Richard Henry Dana, Two Years before the Mast
- The side receiving the wind's force.
- German: Luv
- Italian: sopravento
- Portuguese: barlavento
- Spanish: barlovento
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