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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Windward \Wind"ward\, noun The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to {leeward}.
{To lay an anchor to the windward}, a figurative expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for success or security.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Windward \Wind"ward\, adjective Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Windward \Wind"ward\, adverb Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
windward
adjective: on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands" [ant: {leeward}]
noun: the direction from which the wind is coming [ant: {leeward}]
adverb: away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: {downwind}] [ant: {leeward}, {leeward}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "windward": alee, anticlockwise, aweather, clockwise, counterclockwise, downwind, earthward, flanking, glancing, heavenward, homeward, landward, lateral, lee, leeward, leftward, next-beside, rightward, seaward, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, skirting, to leeward, to windward, upwind, weather, weather deck, weather helm, weather sheet, weather side, weather tack, weather wheel, weatherboard, weatherward, widdershins, windward ebb, windward flood
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