Sekirov Dictionary

backwind

noun 1
verb 2
forms 4

noun1

The flow of air so deflected

verb2

•
To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
- If a sailing boat's bow is pointing too high into the wind the sails backwind.
•
To wind backwards.
- This works because tape packs with equal diameters also have equal circumferences, therefore the distance the tape on each deck travels when backwound from the edit point is the same. — 1978

forms

backwinded · backwound · backwinding · backwinds

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