upwind

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Etymology 1

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From up- +‎ wind.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)

  1. exposed to the wind

Adverb

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upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)

  1. in the direction from which the wind is blowing
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English upwinden, equivalent to up- +‎ wind (verb).

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Verb

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upwind (third-person singular simple present upwinds, present participle upwinding, simple past and past participle upwound)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To wind upwards.
    • 1756, William Jay Smith, The Tempest:
      The cries of all on board were drowned in wind,
      And wind in thunder drowned;
      With useless sails upwound.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To wind up (a mechanism).
    • 1878, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Disturbing Element, Or, Chronicles of the Blue-Bell Society:
      Tell me not of a huge machine, / Going like a clock upwound; / All measured out each space between, / Marked out each weary round.

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