DOWNWIND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does downwind mean? 

• DOWNWIND (adjective)
  The adjective DOWNWIND has 1 sense:

1. towards the side away from the wind

  Familiarity information: DOWNWIND used as an adjective is very rare.

• DOWNWIND (adverb)
  The adverb DOWNWIND has 2 senses:

1. with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing

2. toward the wind

  Familiarity information: DOWNWIND used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOWNWIND (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Towards the side away from the wind

Synonyms:

downwind; lee

Similar:

leeward (on the side away from the wind)

• DOWNWIND (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing

Context example:

they flew downwind

Antonym:

upwind (in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Toward the wind

Synonyms:

downwind; windward

Context example:

they were sailing windward

Antonym:

upwind (away from the wind)

 Context examples 

Even deforestation can affect downwind weather by leaving regions drier than before.

(How trees affect the weather, National Science Foundation)

The process could lead to an activation of aeolian wind-borne transport in the region, with important implications for the biogeochemistry of downwind terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

(Sleeping sands of the Kalahari awaken after more than 10,000 years, NSF)