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3 dictionary results for: downwind
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
down·wind       [doun-wind] Pronunciation Key
–adverb
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.
–adjective
3.moving downwind: a downwind current.
4.situated on or toward the lee side: The downwind halyard blew outboard.
Compare upwind.


[Origin: 1850–55; down1 + wind1]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
down·wind       (doun'wĭnd')  Pronunciation Key 
adv.   In the direction in which the wind blows.

down'wind' adj.
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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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