downwind
Adjective Satellite
- towards the side away from the wind
Adverb
- with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing
- "they flew downwind"
- away from the wind
Adv
- in the same direction as the wind is blowing
- positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind
- in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern
Examples
- "I don't want to live downwind from a pig farm."
Origin / Etymology
From down- + wind.
Scrabble Score: 16
downwind is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddownwind is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
downwind is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
downwind is a valid Words With Friends word