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单词 windward
释义 wind·ward
I. \ˈwin(d)wə(r)d, esp nautical -ndə(r)d\ adjective
Etymology: wind (I) + -ward
1.
 a. : moving toward the direction from which the wind is blowing : sailing against the wind
  < a windward tide >
 b. : situated toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
  < the side the wind reaches first is the windward … side — Gavin Douglas >
  — opposed to leeward
2. : weatherly
wind·ward·ness noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
: the side or direction from which the wind is blowing
 < to sail to windward … sail about 45° away from the direction of the wind, then change the direction — H.A.Calahan >
— opposed to leeward

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