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downwind::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | windward |
downwind::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | lee |
downwind:: | Spocien Dictionary
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they flew downwind.
Examples of downwind
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I left myself where I didn't have that many downwind, downhill, downgrain putts.
From the sacbee.com
During the first three rounds, the par-5 9th and 18th holes have played downwind.
From the dallasnews.com
She played the end of her round downwind, making birdies on her last two holes.
From the sacbee.com
The contest requires them to navigate upwind, downwind and everything in between.
From the sciencedaily.com
The same is true for John Harper of Grosse Pointe, who was hit on a downwind leg.
From the freep.com
Generally, it is a three-shot hole but yesterday, it was downwind, and reachable.
From the smh.com.au
The ships would leave en masse, on a downwind run to Santa Domingo and La Romana.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Soil conditions for farming are generally good, especially downwind of volcanoes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The practicality of balloons was limited because they could only travel downwind.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Towards the side away from the wind
- With the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"
- Leeward is the direction downwind from the point of reference. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its lee side. If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of the wind, this will be the "lower side".
- Downwind is an album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, issued in 1979 (see 1979 in music).
- Flying with the wind direction. Flying downwind near the ground is dangerous, true airspeed is lower than groundspeed and the aircraft's lift is less.
- In relation to a wind turbine, the direction away from the source of wind. A downwind turbine has its blades on the downwind side of the tower.
- A point of sailing with the wind aft of the beam; the term is used for broad reaching or running.
- Boats sailing downwind have the wind behind them. If a boat has a spinnaker it will be used while sailing downwind.
- Sailing with the wind behind you.
