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Webster 1913 Edition
Upwind
Up-wind′
,Verb.
T.
To wind up.
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Upwind
UPWIND
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
upwind
upwind
English
Adjective
upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)
Adverb
upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Verb
upwind (third-person singular simple present upwinds, present participle upwinding, simple past and past participle upwound)
- (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.
- The cries of all on board were drowned in wind,
- William Jay Smith, The Tempest