downwind

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Etymology

down- +‎ wind

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /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. (+ 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.

Antonyms

• upwind

Anagrams

• wind down