windward

From Wiktionary

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wind + -ward

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Preposition
windward

  1. Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.

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Adjective[change]

Positive
windward

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. Being in the wind.
    The waves were crashing on the windward side of the island.