UPWIND
\ˈʌpwɪnd], \ˈʌpwɪnd], \ˈʌ_p_w_ɪ_n_d]\
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in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"
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toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward"
By Princeton University
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