Standard Lemma guide

downwind

adv · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada: /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪnd
  • CMU ARPABET: D AW0 N W IH1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

in the same direction as the wind is blowing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

Examples

  • I don't want to live downwind from a pig farm.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

towards the side away from the wind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lee(a)

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they flew downwind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: upwind

6

adverb

Meaning 6

away from the wind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they were sailing windward

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windward

Antonyms: upwind

History

Etymology

From down- + wind.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: alatuuleen — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • Finnish: myötätuuleen — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • German: vor dem Wind — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • German: mit dem Wind — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • German: in Windrichtung — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • German: windabgewandt — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • German: windabwärts — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • German: unter dem Winde — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • Italian: sottovento — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • Portuguese: sotavento — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • Spanish: a sotavento — in the same direction as the wind is blowing
  • Finnish: alatuulessa — positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind
  • Spanish: a sotavento — positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind
  • Thai: ใต้ลม — positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind