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Definition of downwind - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
scentpositioned to smell something carried by the wind
- Standing downwind, she caught the scent of flowers.
2.
meteorologyin the direction that the wind is blowing
- The smoke drifted downwind from the fire..
3.
aviationTECH. in aviation, opposite to landing directionTECH.
- The plane flew downwind before turning to land.
Adjective
1.
weatherin the direction that the wind is blowing
- The downwind side of the building was cooler..
2.
positionlocated on the side away from the wind
- The campsite is downwind of the factory.
Origin of downwind
Old English, dūne (down) + wind (wind)
Terms with downwind included in their meaning
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maritime
change direction to sail downwind
maritime
sail used for sailing downwind
maritime
steer a boat downwind
downwind
in the direction the wind is blowing
environment
person living downwind from a hazard source
Examples of downwind in a sentence
He stood downwind and smelled the ocean breeze. The boat sailed smoothly downwind. They set up camp downwind to avoid the smoke. The pilot adjusted the course to fly downwind. They navigated downwind before the final approach. The downwind trees were swaying gently.
We set up our tents on the downwind side of the hill. The house is downwind of the landfill. Our picnic spot is downwind of the barbecue area.
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- French:sous le vent, sous le vent dominant, ...
- German:windabwärts, windabgewandt, ...
- Italian:sottovento, in sottovento, ...
- Spanish:a favor del viento, a sotavento, ...
- Portuguese:a favor do vento, no sentido do vento, ...
- Chinese:顺风, 下风的, ...
- Japanese:風下に, 風下の, ...
- Arabic:مَعَ اتِّجَاهِ الرِّيح, مُوَاجِه لِاتِّجَاهِ الرِّيَاح, ...
- Hebrew:בְּכִוּוּן הָרוּחַ, בְּכִיוּון הָרוּחַ, ...
- Russian:по ветру, подветренный, ...
- Ukrainian:з підвітряного боку, ...
- Hindi:हवा की दिशा में, अनुवात, ...
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