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down·wind 
[doun-wind] Pronunciation Key
[doun-wind] Pronunciation Key –adverb
–adjective
| 1. | in 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. |
| 3. | moving downwind: a downwind current. |
| 4. | situated on or toward the lee side: The downwind halyard blew outboard. |
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| down·wind
(doun'wĭnd') Pronunciation Key
adv. In the direction in which the wind blows. down'wind' adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| downwind | |
adjective | |
| 1. | towards the side away from the wind |
adverb | |
| 1. | with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind" [ant: against the wind] |
| 2. | away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: windward] [ant: leeward] |
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