windward

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndwəd/

adjective & adverb

  • facing the wind or on the side facing the wind: [as adjective]: the windward side of the boatContrasted with leeward

noun

[mass noun]
  • the side or direction from which the wind is blowing: he had beaten to windward across St Austell Bay

Phrases

to windward of

dated in an advantageous position in relation to: I happen to have got to windward of the young woman