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upwind

American  
[uhp-wind, uhp-wind] / ˈʌpˈwɪnd, ˈʌpˌwɪnd /

adverb

  1. toward or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing.

    The hunters stalked upwind.

adjective

  1. moving or situated toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing.

    an upwind leap; the upwind portions of the aircraft.

noun

  1. a wind that blows against one's course or up a slope.

upwind British  
/ ˈʌpˈwɪnd /

adverb

  1. into or against the wind

  2. towards or on the side where the wind is blowing; windward

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adjective

  1. going against the wind

    the upwind leg of the course

  2. on the windward side

    the upwind side of the house has weathered
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Etymology

Origin of upwind

First recorded in 1830–40; up- + wind 1

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