downwind

English

Etymology

down- +‎ wind

Pronunciation

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/

Adverb

downwind (comparative more downwind, superlative most downwind)

in the same direction as the wind is blowing
- 1888: Rudyard Kipling, Plain Tales from the Hills
  ... the aftermath of the dust-storm came up and caught us both, and drove us downwind like pieces of paper.
(+ from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind
- I don't want to live downwind from a pig farm.

Synonyms

leeward

Antonyms

Translations

in the same direction as the wind is blowing

Finnish: alatuuleen
German: vor dem Wind, mit dem Wind, in Windrichtung, windabgewandt, windabwärts, unter dem Winde

Italian: sottovento (it)

positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind

Finnish: alatuulessa

Thai: ใต้ลม

Anagrams

wind down, winddown

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