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Definition of windward noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

windward

noun

/ˈwɪndwəd/

/ˈwɪndwərd/

[uncountable]

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the side or direction from which the wind is blowing
- to sail to windward
compare leeward

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