windward

  1. Adjective.  Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
  2. Adjective.  On the side exposed to the wind.
  3. Adverb.  In a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.
  4. Noun.  The direction from which the wind blows.
  5. Noun.  The side receiving the wind's force.

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