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# windward

adjective (windward); adverb (windward); noun (the windward — the side facing the wind)

«windward» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Windward means on the side facing the wind, the side the wind blows onto. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/#m1)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons it explains rain: the windward side of mountains gets more rain, while the leeward side is drier (a rain shadow). In sailing it names the side facing the wind. Phrases: the windward side, to windward, Windward Islands.

### Examples

- The windward side of the mountain is green and wet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/#x1)
- The leeward side is in a rain shadow and is drier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/#x2)
- The sailors steered to windward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/#x3)
- Waves are bigger on the windward shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/#x4)
- The Windward Islands are in the Caribbean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/#x5)
- Trees on the windward side grow bent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: leeward (said LOO-ard by sailors). Similar to upwind. Key geography idea: relief rainfall falls on the windward side.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «windward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windward/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«windward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/windward.html) on Mova free.