Sentence examples for upwind toward from inspiring English sources
Whether crouched in the mangroves of the Yucatán waiting for agile green-winged teal to whip past, lying on my back in a jouncing, anchored skiff on Long Island Sound watching a flock of bluebills laboring upwind toward me low over the waves, or huddled in sparse cover on the vast, tidal flats of James Bay, Ontario, in quest of snow geese, I have pursued waterfowl in many places.
gambiae flying upwind, orientated toward the odour trap after the volunteers consumed beer, indicating a significant increase in orientation following beer consumption (OR = 1.77; CI = [1.36, 2.30]; P<0.001; figure 2B).
While Oracle has demonstrated that it can be competitive, and even faster, on the downwind sections of the five-leg course in San Francisco Bay, New Zealand has proved to be substantially quicker and more agile on the long upwind third leg toward the Golden Gate.
The plumes were fairly transparent during the observations, and the main plume dispersals directions are indicated by rose diagrams in Figs. 4 and 5. Background CO2 concentrations were obtained in each of the measurement days/sites by pointing the laser beam toward a mirror, positioned upwind of the fumarolic area.
At least within the range of tested ratios, we found that 50% of the females could recognize ratio-modified blends and still fly half way toward the target (partial upwind flight) but only 6% went the entire distance.
However, in some day-flying insects such as tsetse flies, the flight toward an odour source may be much more direct, with the odour causing takeoff but flight being directed toward any moving object that is visible upwind.
Turn parts of the body that have been exposed to RCAs toward the wind (as long as you are upwind of the point of release).
When the Race Committee chairman blew his horn, off they went, gliding south toward the Statue of Liberty and the course's upwind buoy.
Figure out the wind direction and get upwind of the fireworks so that your shots aren't obscured by smoke blowing toward you.
It's like sailing upwind.
