In the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing.
Towards the side exposed to wind.
Синонимы
Examples for "against the wind "
Examples for "against the wind "
1 The rowers will row against the wind , to hold us in place.
2 Bending their heads against the wind they pressed forward, she in advance.
3 I try hard to smile; my facial muscles weak against the wind .
4 The airship was moving slowly, as it was beating against the wind .
5 We went so fast against the wind that I could scarce breathe.
1 The effects of the shot made her fly up into the wind .
2 By luffing up she ran the risk of getting into the wind .
3 Then on we rushed towards the iceberg, beating closely into the wind .
4 The young woman squinted into the wind , pulling her wolverine hood closer.
5 It's raining, we're into the wind and we're down by two points.
1 In some cases cows had been grazing upwind of the bloating bodies.
2 But it was upwind of the direction the Greatwolves were coming from.
3 Calinga and the rest of the men had moved the crowd upwind .
4 But the coyotes, upwind of the barn, had been waiting and watching.
5 In the beginning he rushes, upwind in instinctive reaction against the strange scent.
6 Having prudently remained upwind , I took some water and an apple for openers.
7 If the menace was upwind and within reasonable distance, his nose detected it.
8 He was trying desperately, with tiny darting movements, to stay upwind of her.
9 Jack took a delicate step backward, wondering if he was upwind of Wolf.
10 Positioned upwind of the skirmish, Fabian releases scent after scent into the air.
11 What had aroused him, at that distance and upwind , I do not know.
12 They were still nervous from the chase, and Ayla was upwind .
13 Note that this was downwind for him, and that rhinoceroses usually escape upwind .
14 The rank and musty dog scent was strong,the animals directly upwind .
15 It's also wise to put your dog upwind from the smoke.
16 Then he puts his head down and rushes madly in some direction, generally upwind .
Другие примеры для термина "upwind"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Upwind в диалектах
Соединенные Штаты Америки