|  upwind 
 
 towards the side exposed to wind
 • Syn:
 weather
 • Similar to:
 windward
 
 1. in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
 - they flew upwind
 • Syn:
 against the wind, into the wind
 • Ant:
 downwind
 2. toward the wind
 - they were sailing leeward
 • Syn:
 leeward
 • Ant:
 downwind, windward (for: leeward)
 
 
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