Definition of "windward"

windward

/ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/

adjective
comparative more windward, superlative most windward
1. Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
2. On the side exposed to the wind.
adverb
not comparable
1. In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.
noun
1. The direction from which the wind blows.
  Quotations
  A vessel has the weather gage of another when she is to windward of her. A weatherly ship is one that works well to windward, making but little leeway.
  1840, Richard Henry Dana, Two Years before the Mast
2. The side receiving the wind's force.