"windward" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: windward [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: wind + -ward Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|wind|ward}} wind + -ward Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Being in the wind.
    Sense id: simple-windward-en-adj-LcSThZv~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ward

Preposition

Forms: windward
Etymology: wind + -ward Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|wind|ward}} wind + -ward Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.
    Sense id: simple-windward-en-prep-itGDOXam
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ward
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