Upwind

Word UPWIND
Character 6
Hyphenation up wind up wind
Pronunciations /ʌpˈwɪnd/

Definitions and meanings of "Upwind"

What do we mean by upwind?

In or toward the direction from which the wind blows. adverb

To wind up; roll up; convolve.

To wind up. transitive verb

Being or moving in the direction from which the wind is blowing. adjective

Exposed to the wind adjective

In the direction from which the wind is blowing adverb

Toward the wind adverb

Towards the side exposed to wind adjective

In the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing adverb

Exposed to the wind

Synonyms and Antonyms for Upwind

The word "upwind" in example sentences

Too close for comfortJohn Reed's property is 900 meters upwind from a 526-hectare industrial waste pond called Little Blue Run. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hey if you are stepping off the bus smelling chocolate you are upwind from the chocolate factory. ❋ Kittenpie (2008)

In the backyard, I stand away and upwind from the smoke that billows from Carl Donovan’s enormous barbecue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If he does not do this, Wilson will have to struggle upwind, which is something he has certainly been getting used to since the Horn. ❋ Unknown (2009)

'I don't see anything inherently wrong with her, being hit by a fishing boat one week and then hitting something in the water does not mean the boat is unsafe or unsound, particularly we had a good bashing upwind, which is the hardest thing for the boat and she proved fine, it was a good way to start the race really. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There is designed to be one ama only, which skims a metre above the water on the "upwind" side ignore the tiny float on the other side for now and this long plastic float is kept there, skimming, only by the crew's skill and constant movement. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Since the wind usually blows from the west, the island is located 'upwind' of Europe. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the 19th century, after the invention of the telegraph, weathermen began to form their predictions by first learning the weather "upwind," and then adjusting those measurements to come up with a forecast. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The airplane pilot announced on the radio that he would be turning "upwind" to notify others on the runway. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When I first moved to Mexico I lived in a Zoque Indian village just upwind from Tuxtla Gutierrez and spent many a weekend in San Cristobal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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