Synonyms for against the wind
against the wind

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1. upwind, against the wind, into the windadverb

   in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing

   "they flew upwind"

   Synonyms:
   leeward, upwind, into the wind

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1. against the wind

   Read the full text of the Against the Wind poem by Jim Richardson on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Henry Ford:

   When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

2. Cameron Smith:

   I’d be lying if I didn’t push it a little bit, i was trying to hit it over the bunker there and hold it up against the wind. The wind didn’t really do much for maybe three quarters of the shot, and it held it up right there at the end. That was just awesome.

3. Napoleon I:

   To Robert Fulton: What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you excuse me, I have no time to listen to such nonsense.

4. Douglas Thisera:

   People who live near mangroves tell us the trees act as a buffer against the wind and heavy rains, breaking their intensity just before they make landfall.

5. Buddhist:

   If you injure a harmless person, the evil will fall back upon you, like light dust thrown up against the wind.