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up·wind

(ŭp′wĭnd′)

adv.

In or toward the direction from which the wind blows.

up′wind′ adj.

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upwind

(ˈʌpˈwɪnd)

adv

1. (Physical Geography) into or against the wind

2. (Physical Geography) towards or on the side where the wind is blowing; windward

adj

3. (Physical Geography) going against the wind: the upwind leg of the course.

4. (Physical Geography) on the windward side: the upwind side of the house has weathered.

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up•wind

(ˈʌpˈwɪnd)

adv.

1. toward or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing.

adj.

2. moving or situated toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing.

[1830–40]

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Adj.	1.	upwind - towards the side exposed to wind weather windward - on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands"
Adv.	1.	upwind - toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" leeward windward, downwind - away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
	2.	upwind - in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind" against the wind, into the wind downwind - with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"

Translations

Aufwind

upwind

[ˈʌpˈwɪnd] ADV to stay upwind → quedarse en la parte de donde sopla el viento

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upwind

[ˌʌpˈwɪnd]

adv → contre le vent

adj → sous le vent

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upwind

adj, adv → im Aufwind; to be/stand upwind of somebody → gegen den Wind zu jdm sein/stehen; to sail upwind → gegen den Wind segeln

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In either event it might prove meat for Sheeta, and so the wary feline stalked by a circuitous route, upon soft, padded feet that gave forth no sound, until the circling aasvogel and his intended prey were upwind. Then, sniffing each vagrant zephyr, Sheeta, the panther, crept cautiously forward, nor had he advanced any considerable distance before his keen nostrils were rewarded with the scent of man--a Tarmangani.

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They were upwind, and presently he caught their scent, though he had not needed this added evidence to assure him that he was right.

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In fact, one of the best uses of aileron on the ground is to help counter weathervaning tendencies with the necessary input to keep the upwind wing as low as possible.

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Both the AIM and P/C Glossary define the upwind leg as a "flight path parallel to the landing runway in the direction of landing." The AIM depicts the upwind leg paralleling final and departure legs on the opposite side of the traffic pattern.

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There are times, however, because of your blind location, when you'll need the birds to fly across the wind, not directly upwind. In these circumstances set your line exactly as you want it, anchoring both ends to prevent the line from swinging downwind.

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But upwind (Triton has been reconfigured by Andy Dovell), we had it.

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We consider both upwind and central difference schemes on the Shishkin mesh.

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A repeat drift over a hot bite is easily accomplished by idling back upwind for a repeat.

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The classic 605-mile race delivered classic conditions, with an upwind start in 15 to 20 knots and bright sunshine.

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defined grid cells ranging in size from 25 to 250 m for correlation analysis between SAR data and urban roughness but did not consider aerodynamic roughness in heterogeneous urban areas is highly related to the roughness elements in the upwind area and the scale and orientation sensitivity analysis is indispensable.