up the wind



up the wind

Nautical
In a direction opposite or nearly opposite the wind.
See also: up, wind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jowitayaw-VEE-tahPolish
Ersiliaer-ZEEL-yahItalian
&Thorn;ÓRvÍ-Ancient Scandinavian
Nor (2)NAWRLimburgish
Azhar-Arabic, Urdu
Gabriellagah-BRYEL-lah (Italian), GAWB-ree-el-law (Hungarian), ga-bree-EL-ə (English), gah-bree-EL-lah (Swedish)Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish