upwind
adverb, adjective/ˌʌpˈwɪnd/
/ˌʌpˈwɪnd/
- 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).
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