downwind

Etymology

down- + wind

adv

  1. in the same direction as the wind is blowing
    ... the aftermath of the dust-storm came up and caught us both, and drove us downwind like pieces of paper. 1888, Rudyard Kipling, Plain Tales from the Hills
  2. (+ from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind
    I don't want to live downwind from a pig farm.
  3. (aviation) in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern

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