windward – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
windward
adv.
toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind is blowing (Nautical)
adj.
in the direction from which the wind is coming; exposed to the wind; on the side facing the wind (Nautical)
n.
direction or side from which wind blows; side exposed to the wind (Nautical)
Windward and leeward
Windward is the direction upwind (toward where the wind is coming from) from the point of reference.
Leeward is the direction downwind (or downward) 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". During the age of sail, the term
weather was used as a synonym for
windward in some contexts, as in the
weather gage.
windward
Noun
1. the direction from which the wind is coming
(antonym) leeward
(hypernym) direction
(hyponym) to windward, windward side, weatherboard, weather side
Adjective
1. on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
(antonym) leeward
(similar) upwind, weather(a)
Adverb
1. away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
(synonym) downwind
(antonym) leeward, upwind
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Windward
(n.)
The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward.
(adv.)
Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
(a.)
Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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