backwind

ˈbækwaɪnd

backwound

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Definition of backwind - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

maritime

TECH.

air deflected into the back of a sail

TECH.

The backwind caused the sail to flap.

wind back

Verb

maritime

tr.

TECH.

deflect air into the back of a sail

tr.

TECH.

The sailor backwinds the sail to slow down.

motion

tr./intr.

Rare

wind backwards or in reverse direction

tr./intr.

Rare

He backwinds the tape to replay the scene.

rewind

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Origin of backwind

English, back + wind (to blow)

Examples of backwind in a sentence

A sudden backwind caught the sailors off guard.
He had to backwind the sail during the storm.
To adjust speed, the captain decided to backwind.
The pilot had to backwind the propeller to stop the plane.
She backwinds the clock to adjust the time.

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French:vent arrière, dévier le vent, ...
German:Rückwind, backwinden, ...
Italian:retrovento, deviare il vento, ...
Spanish:viento de popa, poner a contra, ...
Portuguese:vento de popa, contraventar, ...
Chinese:反风, 逆风调整, ...
Japanese:逆風, 逆風にする, ...
Arabic:هَوَاء مُرْتَدّ عَلَى الشِّرَاع, وَجَّهَ الرِّيحَ إِلَى خَلْفِ الشِّرَاع, ...
Hebrew:רוּחַ מֵאַחוֹר, לְהָסִיט אֶת הָרוּחַ לְגַב הַמִּפְרָשׂ, ...
Russian:завихрение ветра, задувать в парус, ...
Ukrainian:задній вітер, відхиляти вітрило, ...
Hindi:पीछे की हवा, पाल के पीछे की ओर हवा मोड़ना, ...
Bengali:ব্যাকউইন্ড, পেছনে বাতাস প্রবাহিত করা, ...
Catalan:vent de popa, fer vent de popa, ...
Czech:proud vzduchu na zadní straně plachty, podfouknout plachtu, ...
Danish:modvind, bagvinde, ...
Dutch:tegenwind, backwinden, ...
Greek:αντίθετος άνεμος, εκτρέπω τον αέρα στο πανί, ...
Hungarian:a vitorla hátoldalára kerülő szél, backolni, ...
Khmer:ខ្យល់ដែលបត់ចូលទៅផ្នែកខាងក្រោយនៃក្តោង, បង្វែរខ្យល់ឱ្យបក់ចូលផ្នែកខាងក្រោយនៃសំពៅ, ...
Korean:역풍, 역풍을 넣다, ...
Persian:باد مخالف, بادبان را به عقب باد داد, ...
Polish:zawietrzność, ustawiać żagiel w przeciwnym kierunku, ...
Portuguese (BR):vento de popa, contraventar, ...
Romanian:vânt din spate, a devia vântul în pânză, ...
Swedish:motvind, backvinda, ...
Thai:ลมที่พัดเข้าด้านหลัง, เบี่ยงเบนลม, ...
Turkish:arka rüzgar, ters rüzgar yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:gió ngược, làm lệch hướng gió, ...

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