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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Backing Winds Backing Winds The term 'Backing Winds' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' Winds which shift in a counterclockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g. from southerly to southeasterly), or change direction in a counterclockwise sense with height (e.g. westerly at the surface but becoming more southerly aloft). The opposite of veering winds'. Previous 5 Terms: Backflow Backfurrow Background level Background radiation Backing Next 5 Terms: Backscatter Back-sheared Anvil backshore Backsight Backsiphonage About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.