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Keywords: Leeward, Upwind, Prevailing, Blows, Island

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

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

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Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.

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The side or direction from which the wind is coming. The windward side of a ship or boat is the one the wind blows onto. The windward side of an island is next to the lee shore: the wind is blowing onto it, sometimes a dangerous place for a sailing vessel.

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the weather side, or that direction from which the wind blows. It is the opposite side to leeward.

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Upwind side or side directly influenced to the direction that the wind blows from. Opposite of leeward.

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The direction from which the wind comes.

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The side of a ship facing the wind.

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the direction or side of an object that faces the prevailing wind; opposite of leeward.

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on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"

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the side of a mountain facing the prevailing wind (air rises, expands, cools and condenses)

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The side toward which the wind is blowing.

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The direction towards the wind.

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Region on the side from which the wind blows.

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more info The upwind side of an obstacle such as a ridge. Usually snow is eroded from windward slopes making them relatively safer.

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Toward the direction from which the wind blows. See also: Leeward

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In the direction that the wind is coming from.

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The side closest to the wind.

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Side facing into the wind; windy side

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Facing into or the direction from which the wind is coming. (Opposite: Leeward)

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toward the direction from which the wind is coming

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Toward the direction from which the wind is blowing.

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Situated on the side from which the wind blows.

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The direction from which the wind is blowing; into the wind. Opposite of leeward.

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Upwind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing: the opposite of leeward.

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in the direction toward the wind. Opposite of leeward.

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Being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing. The side exposed to the prevailing wind.

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In the direction that the wind is travelling.

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in the direction of the wind. Opposite of leeward.

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The upwind direction from a point, for example, westward in the case of a west wind.

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the direction from which the wind is blowing; weather side of the ship

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The side of the ship (or fragment or cliff) toward the wind. cf Leeward.

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(adv, adj) – In the direction from which the wind is coming

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The direction from which the wind is blowing. Also the upwind side of an object. The opposite of the downwind or leeward side.

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