windward

from WordNet (r) 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

   {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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from 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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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "windward":
      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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