towards the side away from the wind
downwind
How to use downwind in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for downwind.
Editorial note
I have, and I grew up downwind from it.
Quick take
towards the side away from the wind
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of downwind gathered in one view.
with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"
away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for downwind.
adjective
towards the side away from the wind
adverb
with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"
adverb
away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
See also: windward
Example sentences
I have, and I grew up downwind from it.
Beijing is downwind from a lot of that.
Also time factors in that the track I work downwind of only races once a year but drivers work all year.
St. George, UT, downwind of the Yucca Flats test site, had a markedly increased cancer rate among the people who lived there at the time.
Most obviously, at the start of the LV cup it was believed that the boats could only foil downwind, in rather strong wind.
I have spent many thousands of working hours fifteen miles downwind of a F1 track but the dilution factor is immense.
You want to know why that idiot is calling technical shots while you're downwind of the complexity that he imposes?
However, these tests were usually in very remote places with nobody around in the few hundred miles downwind.
Fall-out effects from such a large & dirty H-bomb detonated at ground level would have been pretty bad - you wouldn't want to be downwind of such an event.
Ideally of course I would like neither, but the fact is millions of people live downwind from coal power plants, and that is a much bigger problem than Fukishima.
If upwind is an obviously bad idea, orthogonal to the wind may be better than downwind, especially if you cannot move fast.
However, I'd rather have the last unprocessable nuclear waste from a generation of reactors buried in a well-shielded container under my house than live downwind from a coal power plant.
Of course refining has some environmental risks, and the only thing worse than a local getting the bright idea, is someone "far away and upwind" being owed a favor and not particularly caring what happens downwind.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use downwind in a sentence?
I have, and I grew up downwind from it.
What does downwind mean?
towards the side away from the wind
What part of speech is downwind?
downwind is commonly used as adjective, adverb.