windward

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the direction from which the wind is coming
  2. noun the side of something that is toward the wind
  3. adjective on the side exposed to the wind

Etymology

From wind + -ward.

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