“up-wind”的英文意思

单词

up-wind

释义

up-wind, adv. and a.|ˌʌpˈwɪnd|
Also upwind.
[up- prep.² 4.]
A. adv. Contrary to the course of, against, the wind.
1838Scrope Deer-stalking 17 Deer..always run up wind.1861G. J. Whyte-Melville Market Harb. 7 Here their fox had made his point good up-wind.1897Hinde Congo Arabs 202 They always started up-wind from our quarters.
B. adj. Occurring in a direction against the wind.
1942Tee Emm (Air Ministry) II. 95 The aircraft should always be ditched on the upwind slope of the swell.1943[see prang v. 2].1980Yachts & Yachting 29 Feb. 651/1 For upwind work, we chose to use a Navik vane.

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