windtalker
— Noun
– English
~ a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II
windup
— Adjective
– English
~ operated by a mechanism; "windup toys"
windward side
— Noun
– English
~ the side toward the wind
Windward Islands
— Noun
– English
~ a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles
Windward Passage
— Noun
– English
~ a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea
windward
— Noun
– English
~ the direction from which the wind is coming
Windward Isles
— Noun
– English
~ a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles
windward
— Noun
– English
~ the side of something that is toward the wind
windward
— Adjective
– English
~ on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
windward
— Adverb
– English
~ toward the wind; "they were sailing windward"
Windy City
— Noun
– English
~ largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
windy
— Adjective
– English
~ using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"