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单词 downwind
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•wind /ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. Meteorologyin the direction toward which the wind is blowing:We coasted downwind.
  2. on or toward the side past which the wind has blown:The elephant stood downwind of us and caught our scent.

adj. 
  1. moving or situated downwind.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•wind  (doun′wind′),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. Meteorologyin the direction toward which the wind is blowing:We coasted downwind.
  2. on or toward the lee side:The lion was running downwind of us and caught our scent.

adj. 
  1. moving downwind:a downwind current.
  2. situated on or toward the lee side:The downwind halyard blew outboard.Cf. upwind.
  • down1 + wind1 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
downwind /ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd/ adv , adj
  1. in the same direction towards which the wind is blowing; with the wind from behind
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