Downwind

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Down-wind \Down"-wind`\, adv.
     With the wind.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  downwind \down"wind\ adj.
     on the side or in the direction away from the direction from
     which the wind is blowing; in the direction toward which the
     wind is blowing; as, good hunters stay downwind of their
     prey. Opposite of {upwind}, and {windward}.
  
     Syn: lee(prenominal), leeward.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  downwind
       adj : towards the side away from the wind [syn: {lee(a)}]
       adv 1: in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"
              [syn: {with the wind}] [ant: {upwind}]
       2: away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: {windward}]
          [ant: {leeward}, {leeward}]