The Windward Islands

The quality of being windward.

Alternative form of windward

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing. / On the side exposed to the wind.

In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

The direction from which the wind blows. / The side receiving the wind's force.

A person from the Windward Islands.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eat to windward

Synonym of Windward Islands

The southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.