When I left home in my younger days, grandpa always told me, "May you have an upwind journey!" It was only when I grew up did I realise that I was the high-flying kite in his eyes.
Source: tatoeba (9408501)
Upwind
/ʌpˈwɪnd/
Synonyms for "upwind" (58 found)
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4 entriesdirectional adjectivedirectional adverbdirectional termspatial descriptor
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5 entriesupwind quadrantupwind regionupwind sailingupwind surfacewindward side
Collocations
10 entrieskeep upwindmove upwindsail upwindtack upwindupwind boundaryupwind conditionsupwind directionupwind faceupwind sensorupwind side
Inflections
2 entriesmore upwindmost upwind
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1 entriesAntonyms
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1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The cries of all on board were drowned in wind, And wind in thunder drowned; With useless sails upwound.
Source: wiktionary
Tell me not of a huge machine, / Going like a clock upwound; / All measured out each space between, / Marked out each weary round.
Source: wiktionary