in the opposite direction to the way in which the wind is blowing:
to sail upwind * The house was upwind of the factory and its smells (= the wind did not blow the smells towards the house).
OPPDOWNWIND
upwind adjective
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, upwind is tagged as adverb.
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