windwardsn.
/ˈwɪndwədz/ = windward n.
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1589 J. Sparke in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 525 [He] appointed 24. of the lustiest rowers in the great boate, to rowe to windwards.
1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxvi. 57 We saw a Shippe turning to Windwards.
1625 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1624–9 (1909) 100 Four Portugall galliones..though to winwards of them, came noe neerer then to descrye their cullours.
1631 E. Pellham Gods Power 8 Wee found the winde..so fiercely blowing, that we could not possibly row to Wind-wards.
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