downwind

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ wind.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/

Adverb

downwind (comparative more downwind, superlative most downwind)

1. 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.

2. (followed by 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.

3. (aviation) in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern

Synonyms

• leeward

Antonyms

• upwind
• windward

Derived terms

• downwinder

 

Translations

in the same direction as the wind is blowing

• Finnish: alatuuleen, myötätuuleen
• German: vor dem Wind, mit dem Wind, in Windrichtung, windabgewandt, windabwärts, unter dem Winde
• Italian: sottovento (it)
• Portuguese: sotavento (pt) m

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

• Finnish: alatuulessa
• Thai: ใต้ลม

Anagrams

• wind down, winddown