1. backwind - Noun
2. backwind - Verb
backwind (third-person singular simple present backwinds, present participle backwinding, simple past and past participle backwinded)
(nautical) 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.
backwind (plural backwinds)
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
backwind (third-person singular simple present backwinds, present participle backwinding, simple past and past participle backwound)
(transitive) To wind backwards.
backwind (third-person singular simple present backwinds, present participle backwinding, simple past and past participle backwinded)
(nautical) 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.
backwind (plural backwinds)
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
backwind (third-person singular simple present backwinds, present participle backwinding, simple past and past participle backwound)
(transitive) To wind backwards.