I. ˈwin(d)wə(r)d, esp nautical -ndə(r)d adjective
Etymology: wind (I) + -ward
1.
a. : moving toward the direction from which the wind is blowing : sailing against the wind
a windward tide
b. : situated toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
the side the wind reaches first is the windward … side — Gavin Douglas
— opposed to leeward
2. : weatherly
• wind·ward·ness noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
: the side or direction from which the wind is blowing
to sail to windward … sail about 45° away from the direction of the wind, then change the direction — H.A.Calahan
— opposed to leeward
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- to windward