Definitions for windward
ˈwɪnd wərdwind·ward

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. windwardnoun

   the direction from which the wind is coming

2. windwardadjective

   the side of something that is toward the wind

3. windwardadverb

   on the side exposed to the wind

   "the windward islands"

4. windward, downwindadverb

   away from the wind

   "they were sailing windward"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. windwardnoun

   The direction from which the wind blows.

2. windwardnoun

   The side receiving the wind's force.

3. windwardadverb

   In a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.

   We beat our way windward.

4. windwardadjective

   Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

5. windwardadjective

   On the side exposed to the wind.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Windwardadverb

   Towards the wind.

   Etymology: from wind.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. windward

   Windward () and leeward () are terms used to describe the direction of the wind. Windward is upwind from the point of reference, i.e. towards the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is downwind from the point of reference, i.e. along the direction towards which the wind is going. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its "lee side". If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of crosswind, the lee side will be the "lower side". During the Age of Sail, the term weather was used as a synonym for windward in some contexts, as in the weather gage. Because it captures rain, the windward side of a mountain tends to be wet compared to the leeward it blocks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Windwardnoun

   the point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward

2. Windwardadjective

   situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands

3. Windwardadverb

   toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. windward

   The weather-side; that on which the wind blows; the opposite of leeward (which see). Old sailors exhort their neophytes to throw nothing over the weather-side except ashes or hot water: a hint not mistakable.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of windward in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of windward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of windward in a Sentence

1. The NHC:

   Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over the Windward Islands and the northeastern coast of Venezuela Tuesday night and Wednesday.

2. Scott Carvill:

   Waimanalo and windward Oahu have some of the best beaches in Hawaii sought by people all around the world.

3. Haley Brink:

   In August, the typical origin point for a tropical system to form is near the Leeward and Windward islands in the Caribbean, where Fred formed and where Grace is likely to form, by September, when peak hurricane season is, this origin area greatly expands to include much of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the western Atlantic as tropical waves track west off the coast of Africa.

4. Dan Kottlowski:

   We are expecting very rough and dangerous surf along with damaging tropical-storm-force and hurricane-force winds over the northern Leeward Islands, and tropical-storm-force winds over the southern Leewards to perhaps the northern Windward Islands, mostly in gusts.

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