noun🔗ShareThe direction from which the wind blows.""The sailboat struggled to make headway against the strong wind, as the shore was directly to windward." "directionweathernauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe side receiving the wind's force."The windward side of the house always gets colder in the winter. "directiongeographynauticalweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTowards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing."The windward side of the mountain was always covered in mist. "weatherdirectionnauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOn the side exposed to the wind."The windward side of the house gets hit hardest by the storm. "weathernauticalsailingdirectionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareIn a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind."We beat our way windward."directionweathernauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
