Definitions for upwindˈʌpˈwɪnd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•windˈʌpˈwɪnd(adv.)
toward or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing.
Category: Meteorology
(adj.)moving or situated toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Category: Meteorology
Origin of upwind:
1830–40
Princeton's WordNet
upwind, weather(a)(adverb)
towards the side exposed to wind
leeward, upwind(adverb)
toward the wind
"they were sailing leeward"
upwind, against the wind, into the wind(adverb)
in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
"they flew upwind"
Wiktionary
upwind(Adverb)
in the direction from which the wind is blowing
upwind(Adjective)
exposed to the wind
Webster Dictionary
Upwind(verb)
to wind up
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