up-wind (adv.)

  • 1wind — I AIR ♦♦ winds, winding, winded (Pronounced [[t]wɪ̱nd[/t]] in wind 1, and [[t]wa͟ɪnd[/t]] in wind 2.) 1) N VAR A wind is a current of air that is moving across the earth s surface. There was a strong wind blowing... Then the wind dropped and the… …

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  • 2wind — 1 /wInd/ noun 1 AIR (C, U) moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current: a 70 mile an hour wind | branches swaying in the wind | the wind blows: A gentle wind was blowing through the trees. | strong/high winds: The… …

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  • 3wind up — 1) PHRASAL VERB When you wind up an activity, you finish it or stop doing it. [V P n (not pron)] The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia... [V P n (not pron)] Winding up the debate, she said: It would immediately put up interest… …

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  • 4Wind Ninja Chronicles — Манускрипт ниндзя Обложка американского издания 獣兵衛忍風帖} (яп.) Ninja Scroll (англ.) Jūbei Ninpūchō (ромадзи) Жанр исторический боевик Анимационный фильм Режиссёр …

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  • 5Up-wind — adv. Against the wind; toward the direction from which the wind is blowing. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …

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  • 6Down-wind — adv. With the wind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 7up·wind — /ˈʌpˈwınd/ adv : in the direction that is opposite to the direction of the wind We sailed upwind. [=into the wind] often + of We were standing upwind of the fire. upwind adj the upwind side of the fire …

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  • 8down·wind — /ˈdaʊnˈwınd/ adv : in the direction that the wind is moving We sailed downwind. often + of or from His clothes smelled like smoke after standing downwind of the campfire. Pollution from the factory affects those who live downwind from it …

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  • 9Against the Wind (TV series) — infobox television show name = Against the Wind caption = format = Drama, Historical miniseries runtime = 50 minutes creator = starring = Mary Larkin Jon English country = AUS network = Seven Network first aired = 12 September 1978 last aired =… …

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  • 10up|wind — «UHP WIHND», adverb, adjective. into the wind; against the wind; in the direction from which the wind is blowing: »to sail a boat upwind (adv.); the upwind side of the island (adj.) …

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