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DOWNWIND: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  'dawn'wind

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 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"
  2. [adv]  away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
  3. [adj]  towards the side away from the wind
 
 Synonyms: lee(a), leeward, windward, with the wind
 
 Antonyms: against the wind, into the wind, leeward, upwind
 

 

 

 

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