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TO WINDWARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does to windward mean?
• TO WINDWARD (noun)
The noun TO WINDWARD has 1 sense:
1. the side toward the wind
Familiarity information: TO WINDWARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The side toward the wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
to windward; weather side; windward side; weatherboard
Hypernyms ("to windward" is a kind of...):
windward (the direction from which the wind is coming)
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