windward
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈwɪndwərd/
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barlovento
- The brown halo seen along the windward coast during rainy periods is an index of the magnitude of coastal erosion.
- windward coast
- windward side
Examples
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During the storm, the best protection was found on the windward side of the building.
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Maui's windward side is a lush, green agricultural area.
Academic text (1993) -
But on the windward side of the pool, they would probably be safe from the gas.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm to escort you to the windward side of the base.
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Sure enough, holding his place, he could feel the hull sliding to windward under his hand.
Fiction book (1996) -
Both are windward locations with a fairly wide shelf and reef area.
Academic text (1993) -
Just a little turbulence in the thermals on the windward side of the mountain.
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The mountain's eastern, windward side, which receives more rain than the lee side, has been carved into spectacular green cliffs and valleys.
Academic text (1995) -
Because of this, windward embayments tend to support more estuarine fisheries than leeward areas.
Academic text (1993) -
Fishermen using light tackle line the windward shore during summer runs of oama and hahalalu (juvenile goatfish and bigeye scad).
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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The side that faces the wind on a ship or land
The side that faces the wind
A part of a ship or building that faces the wind
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A group of islands in the eastern Caribbean, including Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Martinique
A narrow sea channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea
A group of islands in the southeast Caribbean Sea that form the southern Lesser Antilles
How Exposed
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windward comes from the old English parts wind and ward, where ward means 'direction' or 'toward', like in homeward or toward. So the windward side is the side that faces where the wind is blowing.