"downwind" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/ [Canada] Forms: further downwind [comparative], farther downwind [comparative], more downwind [comparative], furthest downwind [superlative], farthest downwind [superlative], most downwind [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪnd Etymology: From down- + wind. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|wind}} down- + wind Head templates: {{en-adv|-,further,more}} downwind (not generally comparable, comparative further downwind or farther downwind or more downwind, superlative furthest downwind or farthest downwind or most downwind)
  1. in the same direction as the wind is blowing Tags: not-comparable, usually 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), a sotavento (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-downwind-en-adv-5CUCumpC Categories (other): English terms prefixed with down-, Wind Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of Wind: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of 'in the same direction as the wind is blowing': 87 4 9
  2. (followed by from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind Tags: not-comparable, usually Translations (positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind): alatuulessa (Finnish), a sotavento (Spanish), ใต้ลม (Thai)
    Sense id: en-downwind-en-adv-MWXZEC~I Categories (other): English terms prefixed with down-, Wind Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of Wind: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of 'positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind': 4 94 3
  3. (aviation) in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern Tags: not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-downwind-en-adv-4IX87s1N Categories (other): Aviation, 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 Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Wind Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 31 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 40 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 34 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 25 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 25 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 27 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 24 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 22 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 13 20 67 Disambiguation of Wind: 36 41 23 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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