návětrný — meaning in English

English meaning

• stoss adj Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
• windward adj Facing or situated in the direction the wind is blowing from.

Senses

návětrný is used for these senses in English:

• stoss (geology) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
• windward Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

stoss — full definition

1. adj Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
2. adj Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
3. adj Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.

windward — full definition

1. adj Facing or situated in the direction the wind is blowing from.
2. adv Toward the direction from which the wind is coming.