upwind

ˌʌpˈwɪnd

Definition

Definition of upwind - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

directionallocated in the direction from which the wind is blowing

The upwind side of the building was cooler and less dusty..

windward

Adverb

weatherin the direction from which the wind is blowing

The birds flew upwind to avoid the smoke..

into the wind

windward

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Origin of upwind

English, up (against) + wind (air movement)

Terms with upwind included in their meaning

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weathercock

boat

turn upwind due to water pressure difference

anchor to windward

nautical safety

anchor placed upwind as a safety measure

close-hauled

adj.

boating

sails adjusted for best upwind sailing

Examples of upwind in a sentence

They set up their tents on the upwind side to avoid the smoke.
The sailors navigated upwind to reach the harbor.
She walked upwind to escape the foul odor.

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French:au vent, contre le vent, ...
German:gegen den Wind, ...
Italian:sopravento, ...
Spanish:a barlovento, ...
Portuguese:a barlavento, contra o vento, ...
Chinese:上风, 逆风, ...
Japanese:風上の, 風上に, ...
Arabic:مواجه للرياح, عَكْسَ اتِّجَاهِ الرِّيَاح, ...
Hebrew:נֶגֶד הָרוּחַ, ...
Russian:наветренный, против ветра, ...
Ukrainian:проти вітру, ...
Hindi:हवा जिस दिशा से आ रही हो उस ओर स्थित, हवा की दिशा में, ...
Bengali:যেদিক থেকে বাতাস আসছে সেই দিকের, উপবায়ু, ...
Catalan:de sobrevent, contra el vent, ...
Czech:návětrný, proti větru, ...
Danish:luv, mod vinden, ...
Dutch:windopwaarts gelegen, windopwaarts, ...
Greek:προσήνεμος, ανάντη, ...
Hungarian:szél felőli, széllel szemben, ...
Khmer:នៅខាងទទួលខ្យល់, ទៅទិសខ្យល់បក់មក, ...
Korean:바람이 불어오는 쪽의, 바람이 불어오는 쪽으로, ...
Persian:مقابل‌باد, در جهت باد, ...
Polish:pod wiatr, ...
Portuguese (BR):a barlavento, contra o vento, ...
Romanian:împotriva vântului, ...
Swedish:motvind, mot vinden, ...
Thai:ทวนลม, ขึ้นไปทางลม, ...
Turkish:rüzgar yönündeki, rüzgara karşı, ...
Vietnamese:đầu gió, ngược chiều gió, ...

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