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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[upwind]] direction from a point, for example, westward in the case of a west [[wind]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[upwind]] direction from a point, for example, westward in the case of a west [[wind]]. Opposite of [[leeward]].</div><br/> </div>
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windward

The upwind direction from a point, for example, westward in the case of a west wind. Opposite of leeward.

Term edited 29 May 2020.


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