Windward and leeward

In geography and seamanship, windward and leeward are directions relative to the wind. Windward is upwind from the point of reference, i. e.

, facing the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is downwind from the point of reference, i.
e.
, along the direction towards which the wind is going.

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