windward -
the direction from which the wind is coming
leeward the direction in which the wind is blowing
direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
windward -
the side of something that is toward the wind
side,
face an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
Adjective
windward -
on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
leeward on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island"
Adverb
windward -
away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
