downwind

[ doun-wind ]

/ ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd /

adverb

in the direction toward which the wind is blowing: We coasted downwind.

on or toward the lee side: The lion was running downwind of us and caught our scent.

adjective

moving downwind: a downwind current.

situated on or toward the lee side: The downwind halyard blew outboard.

Compare upwind.

Origin of downwind

First recorded in 1850–55; down¹ + wind¹

Words nearby downwind

downward, downward mobility, downwards, downwash, downwelling, downwind, down with, downy, downy mildew, downy woodpecker, downzone

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Example sentences from the Web for downwind

Poison comes out of a smokestack and, downwind, birds fall from the sky.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical|Jedediah Purdy|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when a buffalo ran, he ran into the wind, not downwind, like the deer.
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri|Emerson Hough
Well, just remember this then, never make a downwind landing with a seaplane in a wind blowing over eighteen miles an hour.
Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings|Dorothy Wayne
Note that this was downwind for him, and that rhinoceroses usually escape upwind.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White

The downwind portion of the dune, the lee slope, is commonly a 35 steep avalanche slope referred to as a slipface.
Deserts|A. S. Walker
Saltation is downwind movement of particles in a series of jumps or skips.
Deserts|A. S. Walker

British Dictionary definitions for downwind

downwind

/ (ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd) /

adverb, adjective

in the same direction towards which the wind is blowing; with the wind from behind

towards or on the side away from the wind; leeward

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单词	downwind
释义	downwind [ doun-wind ] / ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd / adverb in the direction toward which the wind is blowing: We coasted downwind. on or toward the lee side: The lion was running downwind of us and caught our scent. adjective moving downwind: a downwind current. situated on or toward the lee side: The downwind halyard blew outboard. Compare upwind. Origin of downwind First recorded in 1850–55; down¹ + wind¹ Words nearby downwind downward, downward mobility, downwards, downwash, downwelling, downwind, down with, downy, downy mildew, downy woodpecker, downzone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downwind Poison comes out of a smokestack and, downwind, birds fall from the sky. Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical\|Jedediah Purdy\|April 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And when a buffalo ran, he ran into the wind, not downwind, like the deer. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri\|Emerson Hough Well, just remember this then, never make a downwind landing with a seaplane in a wind blowing over eighteen miles an hour. Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings\|Dorothy Wayne Note that this was downwind for him, and that rhinoceroses usually escape upwind. The Land of Footprints\|Stewart Edward White The downwind portion of the dune, the lee slope, is commonly a 35 steep avalanche slope referred to as a slipface. Deserts\|A. S. Walker Saltation is downwind movement of particles in a series of jumps or skips. Deserts\|A. S. Walker British Dictionary definitions for downwind downwind / (ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd) / adverb, adjective in the same direction towards which the wind is blowing; with the wind from behind towards or on the side away from the wind; leeward Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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