Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In the direction in which the wind blows.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective on the side or in the direction away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; in the direction toward which the wind is blowing. Opposite of
upwind , andwindward .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in the same
direction as thewind is blowing - adverb positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be
smelled in the wind
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb away from the wind
- adjective towards the side away from the wind
- adverb with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing
Etymologies
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Examples
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An open field, a river or dome obdtruction downwind is a good idea too.
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Everytime I think I'm going to still hunt I end up just waiting downwind from a common trail.
Still hunting 2009
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As stated above and maybe downwind from the intersection of 2 or more trails leading to and from bedding areas or between bedding areas adn water sources.
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As stated above and maybe downwind from the intersection of 2 or more trails leading to and from bedding areas or between bedding areas adn water sources.
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Everytime I think I'm going to still hunt I end up just waiting downwind from a common trail.
Still hunting 2009
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An open field, a river or dome obdtruction downwind is a good idea too.
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And in Hermiston and Umatilla, downwind from the Umatilla Chemical Depot, there seem to be many people in their thirties dying or debilitated by the pernicious disease.
Time is truly wastin', there's no guarantee (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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The results show that a non-smoker a few feet downwind from a smoldering cigarette is likely to be exposed to substantial levels of contaminated air.
May 2nd, 2007 2007
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Has your village been flooded with landmines or is it now downwind from a nuclear meltdown?
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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For each small drive, have one or two guys slowly push from the upwind side after standers slip in downwind along escape routes.
Big Buck Boot Camp: Your Complete Guide to Better Whitetail Deer Hunting Skills 2007
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