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Word entry · 6 letters

upwind

Best crossword clue

"Against the breeze"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ʌpˈwɪnd/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted dinpuwStarts with UEnds with D2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing

Word origin

From up- + wind.

Used in a sentence

  • The cries of all on board were drowned in wind, And wind in thunder drowned; With useless sails upwound.
  • Tell me not of a huge machine, / Going like a clock upwound; / All measured out each space between, / Marked out each weary round.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Against the breeze6 letters
02Toward the breeze6 letters

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