I. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb
Etymology: up (I) + wind
transitive verb
obsolete : to wind up : roll , coil
intransitive verb
: to wind upward
II. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: up (IV) + wind, n.
1. : with face or course against the wind
stalked cautiously upwind
the slim and beautiful jets … roared upwind — J.A.Michener
2. : in a position toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
are dropped upwind and will drift down upon the survivors — National Geographic Magazine
III. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: up (II) + wind, n.
1. : a wind blowing against one's course
2. : a wind blowing up a slope
IV. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: upwind (II)
: being toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing
the infamous upwind turn which calls for the most precise piece of instrument flying — G.G.O'Rourke
sent to the upwind side — James Stevenson-Hamilton