upwind

adv.

In or toward the direction from which the wind blows.

upwind up'wind' adj.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: towards the side exposed to wind
  Synonym: weather

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The adverb upwind has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: toward the wind
  Synonym: leeward
  Antonym: downwind (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
  Synonyms: against the wind, into the wind
  Antonym: downwind (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - mod vinden
adj. - modvinds-

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegen de wind in

Français (French)
adv. - contre le vent
adj. - sous le vent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mit dem Wind im Rücken, gegen den Wind
adv. - mit dem Wind im Rücken, gegen den Wind

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αντίθετος στον άνεμο
adv. - αντίθετα στον άνεμο

Italiano (Italian)
sopravento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de face para o vento
adv. - contra o vento

Русский (Russian)
против ветра

Español (Spanish)
adv. - contra el viento
adj. - contrario al viento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - motvinds-, mot vindens riktning, lovarts-, på lovartssidan
adv. - mot vinden, mot vindens riktning, i lovart, på lovartssidan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逆风地, 逆风的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 逆風地
adj. - 逆風的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 바람을 거슬러서
adj. - 맞바람의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 風上に向かって, 向かい風をついて
adj. - 風上に向いた, 風上の
n. - 向かい風

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضد اتجاه الهواء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮נגד כיוון הרוח‬
adj. - ‮נגד כיוון הרוח‬

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