upwind

Meanings

upwind¹

adjectiveupwind (not generally comparable, comparative further upwind or farther upwind or more upwind, superlative furthest upwind or farthest upwind or most upwind)

comparative further upwind · comparative farther upwind · comparative more upwind · superlative furthest upwind · superlative farthest upwind · superlative most upwind

not comparableusuallyExposed to the wind.

adverbupwind (not generally comparable, comparative further upwind or farther upwind or more upwind, superlative furthest upwind or farthest upwind or most upwind)

comparative further upwind · comparative farther upwind · comparative more upwind · superlative furthest upwind · superlative farthest upwind · superlative most upwind

not comparableusuallyIn the direction from which the wind is blowing.

upwind²

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

present singular third person upwinds · participle present upwinding · participle past upwound · past upwound

archaictransitiveTo wind upwards.
The cries of all on board were drowned in wind, And wind in thunder drowned; With useless sails upwound.
1756, William Jay Smith, The Tempest
archaictransitiveTo 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.
1878, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Disturbing Element, Or, Chronicles of the Blue-Bell Society