Definition of windward:
		
		
		(adj) :
		
		towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing; on the side exposed to the wind
		
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		in a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind; sailing into the wind
		
								
				"we beat our way windward."
			
			
	
		
		
		(n) :
		
		the direction from which the wind blows; the side receiving the wind's force