26984 words

downwind

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
in the direction in which the wind blows; with the wind behind:

Examples:

The smoke drifted downwind.
downwind of They live downwind of a pig farm and sometimes the smell is awful.
2
in the direction in which the wind is blowing:

Examples:

We were downwind of the garbage dump and the smell was awful.

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