upwind
/ʌpˈwɪnd
/adverb & adjective
Against the direction of the wind: [as adverb]: you learn how to sail upwind [as adjective]: the upwind wing tip...
- Drive perpendicular to the direction of the prevalent winds and begin upwind from the area of active soil erosion.
- For the flight experiments, two odour sources were placed at the upwind end of the wind tunnel.
- These ships were especially effective when sailing upwind or to windward.
Rhymes
- house type
- House Un-American Activities Committee
- house urn
- houseward
- housewares
- housewarm
- house-warmer
- house-warming
- house weasel
- house white
- housewife
- housewife cloth
- housewifeliness
- housewifely
- housewifery
- housewifeship
- housewifing
- housewifish
- house wine
- housewood
- housework
- houseworker
- house wrap
- house wrecker
- house wren