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downwind

 
/ˈdɑʊnˈwɪnd/ adj, adv

Definition

in the direction in which the wind is blowing: We were downwind of the garbage dump and the smell was awful.
(Definition of downwind adj, adv from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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