windward

«windward» in Mova's school dictionary: on the side facing the wind, the side the wind blows onto — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (windward); adverb (windward); noun (the windward — the side facing the wind)

meaning for a pupil

Windward means on the side facing the wind, the side the wind blows onto. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons it explains rain: the windward side of mountains gets more rain, while the leeward side is drier (a rain shadow). In sailing it names the side facing the wind. Phrases: the windward side, to windward, Windward Islands.

examples

• The windward side of the mountain is green and wet. tree →
• The leeward side is in a rain shadow and is drier. tree →
• The sailors steered to windward. tree →
• Waves are bigger on the windward shore. tree →
• The Windward Islands are in the Caribbean. tree →
• Trees on the windward side grow bent. tree →

note

Opposite: leeward (said LOO-ard by sailors). Similar to upwind. Key geography idea: relief rainfall falls on the windward side.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «windward» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.