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Webster 1913 Edition


Upwind

Up-wind′

,
Verb.
T.
To wind up.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Upwind

UPWIND

,
Verb.
T.
[up and wind.] To wind up.

Definition 2024


upwind

upwind

English

Adjective

upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)

  1. exposed to the wind

Adverb

upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)

  1. in the direction from which the wind is blowing
Antonyms

Etymology 2

up- + wind

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To wind upwards.
    • William Jay Smith, The Tempest
      The cries of all on board were drowned in wind,
      And wind in thunder drowned;
      With useless sails upwound.

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