/ ˌʌpˈwɪnd; NAmE / adverb
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) .
OPP downwind
► up·wind adjective
/ ˌʌpˈwɪnd; NAmE / adverb
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) .
OPP downwind
► up·wind adjective
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005