upwind

English

Etymology 1

From up- +‎ wind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌpˈwɪnd/

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• Rhymes: -ɪnd

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

• downwind

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌpˈwaɪnd/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪnd

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• wind up, wind-up, windup