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windward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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the windward islands.
windward::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | direction |
| Has types | weather side, weatherboard, windward side |
Examples of windward
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Windward sides face cloud cover, so resorts concentrate on sunny leeward coasts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's in Nuuanu, off the Pali Highway that runs over to the windward side of Oahu.
From the ocregister.com
Three races sailed over one olympic, one triangular and a windward-leeward course.
From the edp24.co.uk
Ten more paces and a 180-degree view of the windward side of Oahu opened up.
From the latimes.com
The windward side of Oahu is known as the quiet part of the Hawaiian island.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Eleven Darings came to the line for a three-round windward-leeward course.
From the iwcp.co.uk
His favorite spot is a place called Sandy's Beach on the windward side of the island.
From the time.com
The windward, luff, corner is secured by a sheet often called a preventer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Crewmen on the windward hull of the 90-foot-wide boat are about 25 feet above the water.
From the freep.com
- The direction from which the wind is coming
- On the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
- Away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
- The side of something that is toward the wind
- Leeward is the direction downwind from the point of reference. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its lee side. If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of the wind, this will be the "lower side".
- (Windwards) The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles.
- Closer to where the wind comes from
- Sailing in an upwind direction.
- The side of a mountain exposed to a wind.
