upwind

[ adverb, adjective uhp-wind; noun uhp-wind ]

/ adverb, adjective ˈʌpˈwɪnd; noun ˈʌpˌwɪnd /

adverb

toward or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing: The hunters stalked upwind.

adjective

moving or situated toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing: an upwind leap; the upwind portions of the aircraft.

noun

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

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Words nearby upwind

upwards of, upwarp, upwell, upwelling, upwhirl, upwind, ur, ur of the chaldees, ur-, ur-nammu, urachus

Origin of upwind

First recorded in 1830–40; up- + wind¹

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Example sentences from the Web for upwind

The Tower of London, upwind of the fire, was saved by blowing up surrounding buildings.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
He sneaked toward them upwind in order that he might still smell them, and it also kept them from smelling him.
Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac|Ernest Thompson Seton
He generally tries to get away in the direction of the disturbance, or upwind, as the case may be.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White
Upwind, not in order to prevent the Prairie-dog smelling her, but so that she could smell him, which came to the same thing.
Johnny Bear|E. T. Seton

In the beginning he rushes, upwind in instinctive reaction against the strange scent.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for upwind

upwind

/ (ˈʌpˈwɪnd) /

adverb

into or against the wind

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

adjective

going against the windthe upwind leg of the course

on the windward sidethe upwind side of the house has weathered

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