Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
UPWIND
upwind, weather
(adjective) towards the side exposed to wind
upwind, against the wind, into the wind
(adverb) in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; “they flew upwind”
leeward, upwind
(adverb) away from the wind; “they were sailing leeward”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)
exposed to the wind
Adverb
upwind (comparative more upwind, superlative most upwind)
in the direction from which the wind is blowing
Antonyms
• downwind
Etymology 2
Verb
upwind (third-person singular simple present upwinds, present participle upwinding, simple past and past participle upwound)
(transitive, archaic) To wind upwards.
(transitive, archaic) To wind up (a mechanism).
Anagrams
• wind up, wind-up, windup
Source: Wiktionary
Up*wind", v. t.
Definition: To wind up. Spenser.
Up"-wind`, adv.
Definition: Against the wind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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