upwind English

Meaning upwind meaning

What does upwind mean?

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upwind Preposition

— If mathx/math is upwind of mathy/math, the air is moving from mathx/math to mathy/math. I'd drop the boat slightly upwind of him so it would blow downwind to him. If you don't want the animals to know you're there, don't stand upwind.

upwind

— adverb in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing they flew upwind

— adjective towards the side exposed to wind

— adverb (= leeward) toward the wind they were sailing leeward

Synonyms upwind synonyms

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upwind English » English

weather

into the wind

against the wind

windward

leeward

upcurrent