backwind
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Synonyms: backing, backward, backhand, backword, backline, backland, back end, backband, backswing, backbend, back-end
Antonyms: backing, backward, backhand, backword, backline, backland, back end, backband, backswing, backbend, back-end
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Verb
- To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
- If a sailing boat's bow is pointing too high into the wind the sails backwind.
Noun
- The flow of air so deflected
Verb
- To wind backwards.
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