'Windward' definitions:
Definition of 'windward'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Windward'
From: GCIDE
- Windward \Wind"ward\, n. The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward. [1913 Webster]
- To lay an anchor to the windward, a figurative expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for success or security. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Windward'
From: GCIDE
- Windward \Wind"ward\, a. Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Windward'
From: GCIDE
- Windward \Wind"ward\, adv. Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'windward'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alee,
- anticlockwise,
- aweather,
- clockwise,
- counterclockwise,
- downwind,
- earthward,
- flanking,
- glancing,
- heavenward,
- homeward,
- landward,
- lateral,
- lee,
- leeward,
- leftward,
- next-beside,
- rightward,
- seaward,
- side,
- sideling,
- sidelong,
- sideward,
- sidewards,
- sideway,
- sideways,
- sidewise,
- skirting,
- to leeward,
- to windward,
- upwind,
- weather,
- weather deck,
- weather helm,
- weather sheet,
- weather side,
- weather tack,
- weather wheel,
- weatherboard,
- weatherward,
- widdershins,
- windward ebb,
- windward flood