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Meanings of upwind in inglês

In the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing.

Towards the side exposed to wind.

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Toward the wind.

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Examples for "leeward"
Examples for "leeward"
1
The shores of Japan were less than 200 miles to our leeward.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
2
The leeward end of the reef was chosen for the new ship-yard.
The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific
3
In half an hour she had hove-to to leeward of the wreck.
Fred Markham in Russia; Or, The Boy Travellers in the Land of th...
4
The main-mast canted to leeward, and was in imminent danger of falling.
The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
5
The attack from to-leeward is to be made perpendicularly in line ahead.
Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 / Publications of the Navy Reco...
Usage of upwind in inglês
1
In some cases cows had been grazing upwind of the bloating bodies.
The stand
2
But it was upwind of the direction the Greatwolves were coming from.
Promise of the wolves: a novel
3
Calinga and the rest of the men had moved the crowd upwind.
Earth Afire
4
But the coyotes, upwind of the barn, had been waiting and watching.
Rose in a storm
5
In the beginning he rushes, upwind in instinctive reaction against the strange scent.
The Land of Footprints
6
Having prudently remained upwind, I took some water and an apple for openers.
The Great Book of Amber
7
If the menace was upwind and within reasonable distance, his nose detected it.
The Yellow Horde
8
He was trying desperately, with tiny darting movements, to stay upwind of her.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
9
Jack took a delicate step backward, wondering if he was upwind of Wolf.
The talisman
10
Positioned upwind of the skirmish, Fabian releases scent after scent into the air.
Children of Time
11
What had aroused him, at that distance and upwind, I do not know.
The Land of Footprints
12
They were still nervous from the chase, and Ayla was upwind.
The Valley of Horses
13
Note that this was downwind for him, and that rhinoceroses usually escape upwind.
The Land of Footprints
14
The rank and musty dog scent was strong,the animals directly upwind.
Genellan: planetfall
15
It's also wise to put your dog upwind from the smoke.
News.com.au
16
Then he puts his head down and rushes madly in some direction, generally upwind.
The Land of Footprints
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