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词汇 Windward Islands
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Definition of Windward Islands in English:

Windward Islands

proper noun
  • A group of islands in the eastern Caribbean. Constituting the southern part of the Lesser Antilles, they include Martinique, Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. Their name refers to their position further upwind, in terms of the prevailing south-easterly winds, than the Leeward Islands.

    向风群岛(加勒比海东部群岛,构成小安的列斯群岛南部组成部分,包括马提尼克岛、多米尼加岛、圣卢西亚岛、巴巴多斯岛、圣文森特岛、格林纳丁斯群岛和格林纳达岛,因较之于背风群岛更近东南信风向风处而得名)

Definition of Windward Islands in US English:

Windward Islands

proper nounˈˌwin(d)wərd ˈīlən(d)z
  • 1A group of islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea that constitute the southern part of the Lesser Antilles. They include Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. Their name refers to their position further upwind, in terms of the prevailing southeastern winds, than the Leeward Islands.

    向风群岛(加勒比海东部群岛,构成小安的列斯群岛南部组成部分,包括马提尼克岛、多米尼加岛、圣卢西亚岛、巴巴多斯岛、圣文森特岛、格林纳丁斯群岛和格林纳达岛,因较之于背风群岛更近东南信风向风处而得名)

  • 2An island group in the eastern Society Islands in French Polynesia that include Moorea and Tahiti.

    French name Iles du Vent
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