downwind

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English down- English wind English downwind From down- + wind.

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.”

   “The six birds on their downwind leg have already started to get their "gear down," meaning they have partially rotated their legs forward in a position that will be vertical by the moment of touch down.”

2. 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. in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern