upwind

[ adverb adjective uhp-wind; noun uhp-wind ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

toward or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing:
The hunters stalked upwind.

moving or situated toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing:
an upwind leap; the upwind portions of the aircraft.

upwind

/ ˈʌpˈwɪnd /

Origin of upwind¹

First recorded in 1830–40; up- + wind ¹

Blocks of snow were cut and arranged in a semicircle, within which the tent was laid with its peak upwind.

I was the upwind wheeler and had to hitch on to the side of the sledge to reduce the leeway as much as possible.

The sail was up and, while braking the load upwind, I slipped and fell, allowing the sledge to collide with a large sastruga.

Ten minutes later he started the motor, and headed upwind into the haze over the hills.

Smoke from the flung bomb upwind barely swirled around him and missed Maril altogether.

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