"windward" in the noun sense
1. windward
the direction from which the wind is coming
2. windward
the side of something that is toward the wind
"windward" in the adjective sense
1. windward
on the side exposed to the wind
"the windward islands"
"windward" in the adverb sense
1. windward, downwind
toward the wind
"they were sailing windward"
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