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Meaning of word windward from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : On the side exposed to the wind.

Example : The windward islands.

On the side away from the wind.

On the leeward side of the island.
leeward

Meaning : Toward the wind.

Example : They were sailing windward.

Synonyms : downwind

Away from the wind.

They were sailing leeward.
leeward, upwind

Meaning : The direction from which the wind is coming.

The direction in which the wind is blowing.

leeward

Meaning : The side of something that is toward the wind.

The side of something that is sheltered from the wind.

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An imaginary being of myth or fable.

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A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game.

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A collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century.

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Lying face upward.

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Someone who bakes commercially.

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Resembling milk in color. Not clear.

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(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting.

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A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game.

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The act of mimicking. Imitative behavior.

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