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noun, masculine

barlovento

/ˌbaɾloˈbento/

noun, masculine/ˌbaɾloˈbento/plural: barloventos

windward side

Ellos no curaron sino de huir a la caravela, que estava a barlovento media legua.They cared only about fleeing to the caravel, which was half a league to windward.

Antonyms: sotavento

Related: barloventear

From barloa, modeled after sotavento. First attested in 1492.