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Meanings of downwind in inglés

Away from the wind.

Towards the side away from the wind.

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Usage of downwind in inglés
1
The young woman had to circle wide to come upon them downwind.
The Valley of Horses
2
The Crabber came through the wind and rocketed off downwind of me.
Three ways to capsize a boat: an optimist afloat
3
Derrick Storm crept through the late-afternoon shadows, approaching downwind from the southwest.
Storm Front
4
The wolf cracked this frozen crust as it padded downwind of Raif.
A Cavern of Black Ice
5
When he blew out a long stream of smoke, I leaned downwind.
Cooking Up Murder
6
It had taken Brappa and Kibba two days to make the downwind trip.
Genellan: planetfall
7
You still have the benefit of a downwind, Aquarius, to push you forward.
Ebony
8
I was safe for the moment only because I was downwind of them.
Fear nothing
9
We search downwind but find no sign of the lost tent.
Waiting for the Barbarians
10
Something lifted forward and fled downwind like a broken-winged red and white bird.
A Sea Queen's Sailing
11
After that the unicorns learned to swing downwind from any lone woods goats.
Space Prison
12
It was a run almost downwind now to the other yacht.
Dead calm
13
The Genoskwa would be moving downwind of me, locating me through my scent.
Skin Game
14
They had been downwind of me and I hadn't smelled them.
Spirit of the Wolves
15
But if you're downwind, the sour stench will just about bowl you over.
Wired
16
Note that this was downwind for him, and that rhinoceroses usually escape upwind.
The Land of Footprints
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