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upwind
[ adverb, adjective uhp-wind; noun uhp-wind ]
/ adverb, adjective ˈʌpˈwɪnd; noun ˈʌpˌwɪnd /
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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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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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