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to windward

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wind·ward  (wndwrd)
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
Into or to an advantageous posture or position.
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Noun1.to windwardto windward - the side toward the wind            
weather side, windward side, weatherboard
windward - the direction from which the wind is coming


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P-, in charge of the deck, hooked on to the windward mizzen rigging in a state of perfect serenity; myself, the third mate, also hooked on somewhere to windward of the slanting poop, in a state of the utmost preparedness to jump at the very first hint of some sort of order, but otherwise in a perfectly acquiescent state of mind.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It was still early in the evening--two bells had just gone--when Duncan and his wife stood by the cabin companionway, gazing to windward and canvassing the possibility of spreading their beds on deck.
The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context
Fifteen days later, two thousand miles farther off, the Helvetia, of the Compagnie-Nationale, and the Shannon, of the Royal Mail Steamship Company, sailing to windward in that portion of the Atlantic lying between the United States and Europe, respectively signalled the monster to each other in 42@ 15' N.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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