downwind

Definition of Downwind in English :

1. downwind, lee

towards the side away from the wind

2. downwind

with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing

Example Sentences:
'they flew downwind'

3. downwind, windward

away from the wind

Example Sentences:
'they were sailing windward'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Downwind

adverb, adjective

1.

in the same direction towards which the wind is blowing; with the wind from behind

2.

towards or on the side away from the wind; leeward

adverb, adjective

in the direction in which the wind is blowing or usually blows

adv.

In the direction in which the wind blows.