[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

windward \wind"ward\, adv.
   toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

windward \wind"ward\, n.
   the point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to
   the windward; -- opposed to leeward.
   1913 webster

   to lay an anchor to the windward, a figurative expression,
      signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures
      for success or security.
      1913 webster
see also:
leeward to lay an anchor to the windward 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

windward \wind"ward\, a.
   situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the
   windward islands.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

windward
     adj : on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
           ant: leeward
     n : the direction from which the wind is coming ant: leeward
     adv : away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" syn: downwind
           ant: leeward, leeward
see also:
leeward downwind 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "windward":
   alee, anticlockwise, aweather, clockwise, counterclockwise,
   downwind, earthward, flanking, glancing, heavenward, homeward,
   landward, lateral, lee, leeward, leftward, next-beside, rightward,
   seaward, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway,
   sideways, sidewise, skirting, to leeward, to windward, upwind,
   weather, weather deck, weather helm, weather sheet, weather side,
   weather tack, weather wheel, weatherboard, weatherward,
   widdershins, windward ebb, windward flood

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