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
- neutronization
- neutron number
- neutron optics
- neutron radiography
- neutron-rich
- neutron scattering
- neutron spectrometer
- neutron star
- neutron therapy
- neutron warhead
- neutropenia
- neutropenic
- neutrophil
- neutrophilia
- neutrophilic
- neutrophilous
- Nev.
- Neva
- Nevada
- Nevadan
- Nevadian
- nevadite
- nevel
- never
- never a one