windwards

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proper noun

The Windward Islands

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Meanings

windwards1

adverbwindwards (comparative more windwards, superlative most windwards)

comparative more windwards · superlative most windwards

  1. alternativeAlternative form of windward.

    The sequence of the manoeuvre is the followingː Head up to close-hauled, cleat the jib, shoot up head to wind to slow down, bear away with jib backed, release mainsheet, steer windwards delicately til the boat settles down.

    2015, Alexander Meyer, Learn to Sail with Captain Sailnator

Windwards2

proper noun
  1. The Windward Islands

Origin

From wind + -wards.

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Cite this entry
APA

windwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windwards

MLA

“windwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windwards. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windwards,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windwards.

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