upwind

adjective

Definition of upwindnext
as in windward

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Recent Examples of upwind Places like Bellemont, Snowbowl and even downtown Flagstaff are on the upwind side of the mountain. — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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windward
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  • Most of the time, the winds come from the northeast and Hawaii’s mountains keep the majority of precipitation on that windward side.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But settlements on the windward side of mountain ranges are also vulnerable to extreme rainfall events—like the ones caused by typhoons messing with the region’s airflow patterns.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Mar. 2026
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