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单词 upwind
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•wind  (adv., adj. up′wind′;n. up′wind′),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. Meteorologytoward or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing:The hunters stalked upwind.

adj. 
  1. Meteorologymoving or situated toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing:an upwind leap; the upwind portions of the aircraft.

n. 
  1. Meteorologya wind that blows against one's course or up a slope.
  • up- + wind1 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upwind /ˈʌpˈwɪnd/ adv
  1. into or against the wind
  2. towards or on the side where the wind is blowing; windward
 adj
  1. going against the wind: the upwind leg of the course
  2. on the windward side
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