Topic summary
upwind
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Windward and leeward.
In geography and seamanship, windward ( , ) and leeward ( , ) are directions relative to the wind. Windward is upwind from the point of reference, i.e., facing the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is downwind from the point of reference, i.e., along the direction towards which the wind is going.