upwindadverb [ before noun ], adjective
uk/ˌʌpˈwɪnd/us/ˌʌpˈwɪnd/in the direction from which the wind is blowing:
Stay upwind of the fumes if you can.
Opposite
downwind
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Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- draught
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- wind gauge
- windsock
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