upwind

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[ʌpˈwɪnd], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- in the opposite direction to that in which the wind is blowing; against the wind
(e.g: you learn how to sail upwind)


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[ʌpˈwɪnd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- situated or moving in the opposite direction to that in which the wind is blowing
(e.g: team NZ was comfortably ahead at half way on the upwind leg)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries