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Synonyms for downwind
ˈdaʊnˈwɪnddown·wind
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Princeton's WordNet
downwind, lee(a)adverb
towards the side away from the wind
Antonyms:
windward, against the wind, leeward, into the wind, upwinddownwindadverb
with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing
"they flew downwind"
Synonyms:
windwardAntonyms:
windward, against the wind, upwind, into the wind, leewardwindward, downwindadverb
away from the wind
"they were sailing windward"
Synonyms:
windwardAntonyms:
windward, into the wind, leeward, upwind, against the wind
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List of paraphrases for "downwind":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1899 | wind | |
| #12157 | downstream | |
| #36673 | windward | |
| #52806 | downwind | |
| #66118 | upwind | |
| #111515 | tailwind |
How to use downwind in a sentence?
Just hit it a little fat, and it's got to get up in the air to get the wind, it was downwind and didn't get the wind because I hit it fat and it went in the water.
I’m not talking about car or truck traffic but pollutants that are transported by prevailing winds, for example, pollutants from a coal-fired electrical generating station are carried by prevailing winds long distances away from the plant and have an effect on air quality in a national park or other area downwind from that plant.
The 'aha' moment came when we saw how much more prevalent resistant sequences were downwind than upwind, it was not just higher in some of them—it was 4,000 percent more. It made me not want to breathe.
What's happening upwind strongly affects what's happening downwind.
Easy to make doubles out here, it was maybe a little anxious out there maybe, trying to get myself in a good spot. The finishing stretch is hard. I don’t care if it’s windy or not or downwind, it’s just going to be hard out there.
Translations for downwind
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- προς τα κάτωGreek
- sous le ventFrench
- sottoventoItalian
- z wiatremPolish
- a favor do ventoPortuguese
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