adj.

1. Of or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows.
2. Of or on the side exposed to the wind or to prevailing winds.

adv.

In a direction from which the wind blows; against the wind.

n.

The direction from which the wind blows.

idiom:

to windward

1. Into or to an advantageous posture or position.

adj. & adv. facing the wind or on the side facing the wind: the windward side of the boat. Contrasted with leeward.

n.

the side or direction from which the wind is blowing: he had beaten to windward across St Austell Bay.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the direction from which the wind is coming
  Antonym: leeward (meaning #1)

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The adjective windward has one meaning:

Meaning #1: on the side exposed to the wind
  Antonym: leeward (meaning #1)

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The adverb windward has one meaning:

Meaning #1: away from the wind
  Synonym: downwind
  Antonym: leeward (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - på vindsiden, på luvsiden
adv. - på vindsiden, på luvsiden
n. - vindside, luvart

Nederlands (Dutch)
naar de wind toe, loefzijde

Français (French)
adj. - contre le vent
adv. - contre le vent
n. - côté du vent, vent debout, îles du Vent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - windwärts
n. - Windseite, Luv(seite)
adv. - windwärts

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσήνεμος, σοφράνο
n. - προσήνεμη πλευρά
adv. - όρτσα

Italiano (Italian)
sopravento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - do lado do vento
n. - barlavento (m) (Náut.)
adv. - para barlavento

Русский (Russian)
наветренная сторона

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hacia el viento, del lado expuesto al viento
adv. - a barlovento
n. - barlovento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - i lovart, lovarts-, mot vinden
n. - lovart
adv. - lovarts-, mot vinden

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
上风的, 向风, 上风, 迎风

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 上風的
adv. - 向風, 上風, 迎風
n. - 上風

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바람받이 쪽의
adv. - 바람 불어오는 쪽으로, 바람받이로
n. - 바람 불어오는 쪽, 바람받이

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 風上の
n. - 風上

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقابل للريح, متجه نحو الريح (الاسم) مهب الريح (ظرف) نحو الريح, مواجها للريح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בצד שהרוח נושבת ממנו‬
adv. - ‮צד גלוי לרוח, בצד שהרוח נושבת ממנו‬
n. - ‮צד גלוי לרוח, צד הרוח‬

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