upwind

adj, adv, verb — 4 senses

upwind

adj

/ʌpˈwɪnd/

Etymology From up- + wind.

1

Usually exposed to the wind

upwind

adv

Etymology From up- + wind.

1

Usually in the direction from which the wind is blowing

Antonyms: downwind

upwind

verb

/ʌpˈwaɪnd/

Etymology From Middle English upwinden, equivalent to up- + wind (verb).

1

Archaic To wind upwards.

The cries of all on board were drowned in wind, And wind in thunder drowned; With useless sails upwound.1756, William Jay Smith, The Tempest:

2

Archaic 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, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Disturbing Element, Or, Chronicles of the Blue-Bell Society:

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