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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. towards the side exposed to wind;
[syn: upwind, weather(a)]


ADVERB (2)

1. toward the wind;
- Example: "they were sailing leeward"
[syn: leeward, upwind]

2. in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing;
- Example: "they flew upwind"
[syn: upwind, against the wind, into the wind]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Upwind \Up*wind"\, v. t. To wind up. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Up-wind \Up"-wind`\, adv. Against the wind; toward the direction from which the wind is blowing. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

upwind \up"wind`\, a. being or moving in the direction from which the wind is blowing. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

upwind adv 1: toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" [syn: leeward, upwind] [ant: downwind, windward] 2: in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind" [syn: upwind, against the wind, into the wind] [ant: downwind] adj 1: towards the side exposed to wind [syn: upwind, weather(a)]