upwind

[ adverb, adjective uhp-wind; noun uhp-wind ]

/ adverb, adjective ˈʌpˈwɪnd; noun ˈʌpˌwɪnd /

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.

Origin of upwind

First recorded in 1830–40; up- + wind¹

Words nearby upwind

upwards of, upwarp, upwell, upwelling, upwhirl, upwind, up yours, u quark, Ur, urachus, uracil

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Example sentences from the Web for upwind

The Tower of London, upwind of the fire, was saved by blowing up surrounding buildings.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
He sneaked toward them upwind in order that he might still smell them, and it also kept them from smelling him.
Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac|Ernest Thompson Seton
He generally tries to get away in the direction of the disturbance, or upwind, as the case may be.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White
Upwind, not in order to prevent the Prairie-dog smelling her, but so that she could smell him, which came to the same thing.
Johnny Bear|E. T. Seton

In the beginning he rushes, upwind in instinctive reaction against the strange scent.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	upwind
释义	upwind [ adverb, adjective uhp-wind; noun uhp-wind ] / adverb, adjective ˈʌpˈwɪnd; noun ˈʌpˌwɪnd / 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. Origin of upwind First recorded in 1830–40; up- + wind¹ Words nearby upwind upwards of, upwarp, upwell, upwelling, upwhirl, upwind, up yours, u quark, Ur, urachus, uracil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upwind The Tower of London, upwind of the fire, was saved by blowing up surrounding buildings. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.\|S. A. Reilly He sneaked toward them upwind in order that he might still smell them, and it also kept them from smelling him. Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac\|Ernest Thompson Seton He generally tries to get away in the direction of the disturbance, or upwind, as the case may be. The Land of Footprints\|Stewart Edward White Upwind, not in order to prevent the Prairie-dog smelling her, but so that she could smell him, which came to the same thing. Johnny Bear\|E. T. Seton In the beginning he rushes, upwind in instinctive reaction against the strange scent. The Land of Footprints\|Stewart Edward White 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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