Sekirov Dictionary

upwind

/ʌpˈwaɪnd/

verb 2
/ʌpˈwɪnd/ adjective 1
/ʌpˈwɪnd/ adverb 1
forms 9

verb2

•
(no longer used) To wind upwards.
- The cries of all on board were drowned in wind, And wind in thunder drowned; With useless sails upwound. — 1756
•
(no longer used) To wind up (a mechanism).
- Tell me not of a huge machine, / Going like a clock upwound; / All measured out each space between, / Marked out each weary round. — 1878

upwind

/ʌpˈwɪnd/

adjective1

Exposed to the wind.

adverb1

In the direction from which the wind is blowing.

forms

upwound · upwinding · upwinds · farther upwind · further upwind · more upwind · farthest upwind · furthest upwind · most upwind

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