windward Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the direction from which the wind is coming
  2. noun the side of something that is toward the wind
  3. adjective on the side exposed to the wind
    • the windward islands
  4. adverb away from the wind
    downwind.
    • they were sailing windward

WordNet

Wind"ward noun
Definitions
  1. The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward.
Wind"ward adjective
Definitions
  1. Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands.
Wind"ward adverb
Definitions
  1. Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.

Webster 1913