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| —adv | |
| 1. | into or against the wind |
| 2. | towards or on the side where the wind is blowing; windward |
| —adj | |
| 3. | going against the wind: the upwind leg of the course |
| 4. | on the windward side: the upwind side of the house has weathered |
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Upwind
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Example sentences
Upwind oriented flights were zigzagging upwind flights within the likely odor plume downwind of the fruit or pipe vent.
It would be a difficult upwind start, forcing him to tack back and forth several times within the narrow confines of the harbor.
On a windy site, drive in a stake upwind of the rootball.
However, use of an upwind meteorological tower can be difficult at some sites.
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