downwind I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adverb (or adjective) Etymology:down (III) + wind, n. : in the direction that the wind is blowing : leeward < problems involved in making a safe downwind landing > < the smell of her cooking traveled downwind to where we were working > II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:down (IV) + wind, n. : a wind blowing in or along one's course