upswell means A rising swell. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From up- + swell.
noun
- A rising swell.“Lenovo, one of a handful of Chinese companies trying to forge a global brand by investing abroad, dropped to fourth globally in the first three months of 2007, but reclaimed the No. 3 spot from Acer a quarter later by riding an upswell of corporate demand.”