downwind

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(down-wind) 2 syllables

Definition

adverb. in the direction that the wind is blowing.

Example Sentence

The lion was running downwind of us and caught our scent.

More Example Sentences

He walked downwind to avoid the smoke.

Synonyms

leeward; down breeze

Antonyms

upwind; against the wind

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Rhymes

  • ginned
  • grinde
  • grinned
  • hinde
  • hynd
  • lind
  • linde
  • lindh
  • lynd
  • lynde
  • pinned
  • schwind
  • sind
  • sinned
  • skinned
  • thinned
  • wind

  • chagrined
  • downwind
  • rescind

  • broken-wind
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