Windward (Adverb)
Meaning
Toward the wind; "they were sailing windward".
Examples
- The sailors struggled to keep the boat on course as they beat windward up the coast.
- They were making slow progress, sailing windward against the strong gusts.
- The boat's performance was truly tested as it struggled to move windward in such rough seas.
- After an hour, they decided to turn and sail with the wind instead of against it, no longer sailing windward.
- The storms that roll in often require sailors to navigate windward, a task they dread.