windward
- adverb
- /ˈwɪndwərd/
:
barlovento
- The boat sailed windward to catch the breeze.
Examples
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We need to position the tent windward of the trees.
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The sailors struggled to steer windward against the strong current.
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The fleet moved windward at dawn to gain a tactical advantage.
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To reach the cove, we had to tack windward for several miles.
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The sailors navigated windward to avoid the approaching storm.
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We set up our camp windward of the hill to shield against the strong winds.
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As the storm approached, the boat sailed windward to maintain stability.
Synonyms
7
3.7
Moving toward where the wind comes from
1
3.5
In the direction the wind comes from
In the direction the wind is blowing
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
8
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The adverb windward is formed from wind and ward, where ward means 'toward' (think toward). So to go or move windward means to go 'toward the wind', that is, in the direction the wind is coming from.