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s | windward |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective windward is

towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

As an adverb windward is

in a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.

As a noun windward is

the direction from which the wind blows.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    windward

    English

    (wikipedia windward)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
  • On the side exposed to the wind.

    • Synonyms

    * upwind

    Antonyms

    * leeward

    Derived terms

    * Windward Islands

    Adverb

  • In a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.
    • ''We beat our way windward .

    Noun

  • The direction from which the wind blows.
  • * 1840 , (Richard Henry Dana), Two Years before the Mast
    • A vessel has the weather gage of another when she is to windward of her. A weatherly ship is one that works well to windward, making but little leeway.
  • The side receiving the wind's force.

    • See also

    * weather gauge