As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
windup
(adjective) operated by a mechanism; “windup toys”
completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
(noun) a concluding action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
windup (plural windups)
The act of ending or concluding something.
The last part of something; a conclusion.
(British) A practical joke or tease.
(baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
windup (not comparable)
Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.
• upwind
Source: Wiktionary
Wind"-up`, n.
Definition: Act of winding up, or closing; a concluding act or part; the end.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.