"downwind" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/ [Canada] Forms: more downwind [comparative], most downwind [superlative]
Etymology: From down- + wind. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|wind}} down- + wind Head templates: {{en-adv}} downwind (comparative more downwind, superlative most downwind)
  1. in the same direction as the wind is blowing Categories (topical): Wind Translations (in the same direction as the wind is blowing): alatuuleen (Finnish), myötätuuleen (Finnish), vor dem Wind (German), mit dem Wind (German), in Windrichtung (German), windabgewandt (German), windabwärts (German), unter dem Winde (German), sottovento (Italian), sotavento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-downwind-en-adv-5CUCumpC Disambiguation of Wind: 58 32 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with down-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 16 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 42 31 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 60 21 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 63 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 22 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 52 16 33 Disambiguation of 'in the same direction as the wind is blowing': 85 5 10
  2. (followed by from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind Translations (positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind): alatuulessa (Finnish), ใต้ลม (Thai)
    Sense id: en-downwind-en-adv-MWXZEC~I Disambiguation of 'positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind': 6 91 3
  3. (aviation) in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-downwind-en-adv-4IX87s1N Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leeward Derived forms: downwinder
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
          "word": "vor dem Wind"
        },
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          "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
          "word": "mit dem Wind"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
          "word": "in Windrichtung"
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          "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
          "word": "windabgewandt"
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          "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
          "word": "unter dem Winde"
        },
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          "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
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        "(followed by from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "alatuuleen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "myötätuuleen"
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    {
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      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "vor dem Wind"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "mit dem Wind"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "in Windrichtung"
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    {
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "windabgewandt"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "windabwärts"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
      "word": "unter dem Winde"
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      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
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      "sense": "in the same direction as the wind is blowing",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind",
      "word": "alatuulessa"
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      "word": "ใต้ลม"
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