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Robert Shackelford, CNN, 19 July 2023
The damage commonly occurs on the south or southwest side of the plant or on the windward side of a plant that is exposed.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2023
Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2022
Over time, the model huddle tended to take on the shape of a flat-sided oval and travel slowly downwind (as penguins on the windward side continuously moved away from it).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
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Adjective
Rainfall of 3 to 6 inches is expected on the windward areas of Maui, and 2 to 4 inches of rain could fall elsewhere in the state.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 19 July 2023
The damage commonly occurs on the south or southwest side of the plant or on the windward side of a plant that is exposed.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2023
Noun
This 10-night sailing from Miami embarks on Regent Seven Seas' newest ship, Seven Seas Splendor, for a leisurely sail through the Caribbean’s windward isles.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2022
Over time, the model huddle tended to take on the shape of a flat-sided oval and travel slowly downwind (as penguins on the windward side continuously moved away from it).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
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“Windward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windward. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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