Windwards

adv, name

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of windward. alt-of, alternative

    "The sequence of the manoeuvre is the followingː Head up to close-hauled, cleat the jib, shoot up head to wind to slow down, bear away with jib backed, release mainsheet, steer windwards delicately til the boat settles down."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Windward Islands

Example

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"The sequence of the manoeuvre is the followingː Head up to close-hauled, cleat the jib, shoot up head to wind to slow down, bear away with jib backed, release mainsheet, steer windwards delicately til the boat settles down."

Etymology

From wind + -wards.

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windward islands

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