backwind (third-person singular simple present backwinds, present participle backwinding, simple past and past participle backwinded)
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
backwind (plural backwinds)
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
backwind (third-person singular simple present backwinds, present participle backwinding, simple past and past participle backwound)
(transitive) To wind backwards.
• wind back
Source: Wiktionary
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
