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Dictionary: down·wind   (doun'wĭnd') pronunciation
adv.
In the direction in which the wind blows.

downwind down'wind' adj.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: towards the side away from the wind
  Synonym: lee


The adverb downwind has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in the direction the wind is blowing
  Synonym: with the wind
  Antonym: upwind (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: away from the wind
  Synonym: windward
  Antonym: upwind (meaning #1)


Translations: Downwind
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - i vindretningen, med vinden
adj. - medvinds-

Nederlands (Dutch)
voor de wind, met de wind mee

Français (French)
adv. - dans le sens du vent, sous le vent (de qch)
adj. - dans le sens du vent, sous le vent (de qch)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - in Windrichtung (liegend)
adv. - mit/vor dem Wind

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj., -
adv. - στην κατεύθυνση που φυσάει ο άνεμος

Italiano (Italian)
sotto vento

Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
adv. - a favor do vento

Русский (Russian)
по ветру

Español (Spanish)
adv. - con el viento, en la dirección del viento
adj. - con el viento, en la dirección del viento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - medvinds-
adv. - i vindens riktning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顺风, 顺风的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 順風
adj. - 順風的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 순풍으로
adj. - 바람 부는 쪽으로 나아가는

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 風の吹く方へ
adj. - 風向きに沿って動く, 風下の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) في اتجاه هبوب الريح (ظرف) في اتجاه هبوب الريح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לכיוון הרוח‬
adj. - ‮של כיוון הרוח‬


 
 

 

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