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downwind

downwind

8 2.8
In the direction the wind blows
  • adverb
  • /ˈdaʊnˌwɪnd/
translation icon : a favor del viento
  • When you're camping, always set up your tent downwind to avoid the smell of smoke from the fire.
  • further downwind

If a large release occurs, it will take the form of an atmospheric plume which travels downwind.

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Examples

  • To avoid the odor from the landfill, we made sure to stay downwind during our hike.

  • Beehive eruptions last from 4 to 5 minutes, and you will get wet if you are standing downwind.

    Academic text (2009)

  • We got wind of it, you know, we were downwind from the Chinese, apparently.

  • I knew a man that got caught downwind of the smoke.

    The Burrowers (2008)

  • - Try standing downwind where I am.

    Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

  • Stay downwind of them things.

    Critters 2 (1988)

  • - Do you mind staying downwind?

    Tulip Fever (2017)

  • If you are going to sneak up on an Indian, best to do it downwind.

    The Lone Ranger (2013)

  • Chances are the wind is going to be coming from one side or the other and it will be pushing your boat in a downwind direction.

  • A typical flow of an ozone plume may start in New York City and travel downwind into New England.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

leeward
vsdownwind
  • Specialized
6.4

On the side away from the wind and protected from it

indicates the straight direction the wind blows toward away from its source

Antonyms

upwind
1 3.5

In the direction the wind comes from

How Windward

windward
1 6.5
upwind
1 3.5
crosswind
  • Specialized
6 5.1
downwind
8 2.8

Surface Forms

downwind positive

Morphology

downwind = wind (transparent) = down + wind

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'down' (directional) + 'wind' (air current), so learners can compose the meaning. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Downwind is made from the simple words down and wind, where down means 'in the direction of' and wind is moving air. So to be downwind is to be 'in the direction the wind is blowing', for example you stand downwind of a campfire if the smoke will blow toward you.