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downwind
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downwind
(adverb)
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downwind
/
ˈ
daʊn
ˈ
wɪnd/
adverb
downwind
/
ˈ
daʊn
ˈ
wɪnd/
adverb
Learner's definition of DOWNWIND
:
in the direction that the wind is moving
We sailed
downwind
.
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of
or
from
His clothes smelled like smoke after standing
downwind of
the campfire.
Pollution from the factory affects those who live
downwind from
it.
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— downwind
adjective
the
downwind
side of a campfire
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