backwind
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Meaning
- 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.
Similar words
tailwind backwash spinnaker wind bottom woold turn in wintle brace sharp winder
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