[
US
/ˈwɪndwɝd/
]
[ UK /wˈɪndwəd/ ]
[ UK /wˈɪndwəd/ ]
NOUN
- the direction from which the wind is coming
- the side of something that is toward the wind
ADVERB
-
toward the wind
they were sailing windward
ADJECTIVE
-
on the side exposed to the wind
the windward islands
How To Use windward In A Sentence
- A weatherly ship is one that works well to windward, making but little leeway.
- On one of the Windward islands, he also comes under the power of the afro-Caribbean syncretic religion known in different places as santeria, voudon, or candomble. An Interview with Robert Stone
- The other wave, currently near the Windward Islands is organizing and threatening to move through the very warm Caribbean. PM Update: Mostly clear and mostly awesome
- Four ships, including Dumanoirs Formidable sailed to windward of the British and exchanged shots with them as they passed, then sailed away from the battle.
- The trichoid sensilla are arranged on the inner side (windward side) surface of the antennal stem and branch in each flagella segment.
- A scarped windward slope is the aspect most characteristic of coastal dunes.
- The trichoid sensilla are arranged on the inner side (windward side) surface of the antennal stem and branch in each flagella segment.
- As the sail is shifted to windward of the vessel, it causes an imbalance of forces commonly known as ‘lee helm’, which is the tendency of the vessel to turn away from the wind.
- At a very remote period he must also have recognized that force moves along the line of least resistance, and in virtue thereof, placed upon his craft rude keels which enabled him to beat to windward in a seaway. The Shrinkage of the Planet
- The shroud base is very wide, restricts sheeting angles and will contribute to reduced performance to windward.