Side and Windward

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Side noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.

Usage example: will everyone who wants to sign up for volleyball please stand off to this side of the gym?

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Windward and side are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Windward" instead a noun "Side".

Nearby Words: sided, sideline, sidewards, sideband

Windward noun - The side of something that is toward the wind.

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Side and windward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Side" instead a noun "Windward".

The western portion of the dome (the windward side) always has a giant thunderstorm boiling up around it as damp ground-level air is forced upward.

Source: Webcomic / Tales of the Questor
In Hawaiian Mythology, there is a "Just So" Story about why there is a leeward and windward side to (specifically) the Big Island.

Source: Fisher King
They called off the relationship for good, and divided the island of Hawai'i in half, with Kamapua'a getting the rainy (but fertile) windward side, and Pele getting the drier and sunnier leeward side.

Source: Fisher King

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