upwind
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ʌpˈwɪnd/ / /ʌpˈwaɪnd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English wind English upwind From up- + wind.
- exposed to the wind
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English wind English upwind From up- + wind.
- in the direction from which the wind is blowing
verb
Etymology: From Middle English upwinden, equivalent to up- + wind (verb).
- To wind upwards.
“The cries of all on board were drowned in wind, And wind in thunder drowned; With useless sails upwound.”
- To wind up (a mechanism).
“Tell me not of a huge machine, / Going like a clock upwound; / All measured out each space between, / Marked out each weary round.”