"windwards" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more windwards [comparative], most windwards [superlative]
Etymology: wind + -wards Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wind|wards}} wind + -wards Head templates: {{en-adv}} windwards (comparative more windwards, superlative most windwards)
  1. Alternative form of windward Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: windward
    Sense id: en-windwards-en-adv-zci4jnpv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wards

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