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The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and water are direct results of coal emissions. Coal produces ozone, which kills trees. Coal produces sulfates, which kill fish. No other park in the country has more ozone or sulfates than Shenandoah National Park.
Wil S. Hylton

Meaning of "downwind" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNWIND

downwind  [ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNWIND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Downwind can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DOWNWIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Windward and leeward

Windward is the direction upwind from the point of reference. 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". During the age of sail, the term weather was used as a synonym for windward in some contexts, as in the weather gauge.

Definition of downwind in the English dictionary

The definition of downwind in the dictionary is in the same direction towards which the wind is blowing; with the wind from behind. Other definition of downwind is towards or on the side away from the wind; leeward.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNWIND


behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
contained
kənˈteɪnd
crosswind
ˈkrɒsˌwɪnd
determined
dɪˈtɜːmɪnd
find
faɪnd
headwind
ˈhɛdˌwɪnd
Ind
ɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
land-wind
ˈlændˌwɪnd
mind
maɪnd
outwind
ˌaʊtˈwɪnd
sequinned
ˈsiːkwɪnd
Sind
sɪnd
tailwind
ˈteɪlˌwɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
upwind
ˈʌpˈwɪnd
whirlwind
ˈwɜːlˌwɪnd
wind
wɪnd
woodwind
ˈwʊdˌwɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNWIND

downthrow
downtick
downtime
downtown
downtowner
downtrend
downtrod
downtrodden
downturn
downward
downward mobility
downwardly
downwardly mobile
downwardness
downwards
downwash
downy
downy mildew
downy oak
downzone

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNWIND

close to the wind
enwind
gale-force wind
have in the wind
in the teeth of the wind
in the wind
into the wind
inwind
off the wind
on the wind
raise the wind
rewind
sail close to the wind
second wind
solar wind
straw in the wind
the eye of the wind
three sheets in the wind
trade wind
unwind

Synonyms and antonyms of downwind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «downwind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNWIND

Find out the translation of downwind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downwind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downwind» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顺风
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la dirección del viento
570 millions of speakers

English

downwind
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा के साथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتجاه الريح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по ветру
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

downwind
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

downwind
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous le vent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turun angin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Windrichtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

風下に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바람이 불어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mudhun angin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theo hướng gió
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று வீசும் திசையிலோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाउनव्हिंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rüzgar yönünde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottovento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiatrem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за вітром
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

direcția vântului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπήνεμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

windaf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medvind
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medvind
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of downwind

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNWIND»

The term «downwind» is regularly used and occupies the 67.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about downwind

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QUOTES WITH «DOWNWIND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word downwind.
1
Wil S. Hylton
The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and water are direct results of coal emissions. Coal produces ozone, which kills trees. Coal produces sulfates, which kill fish. No other park in the country has more ozone or sulfates than Shenandoah National Park.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNWIND»

Discover the use of downwind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downwind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Downwind
After fleeing their California home to escape a possible radiation leak from a nuclear power plant, twelve-year-old Ephraim and his family find themselves caught up in circumstances perhaps even more threatening to them.
Louise Moeri, 1987
2
Downwind
I tinkered and tried these methods until I developed my own way. This is a book of my search for the answers to the unanswerable questions. There are many paths to try: philosophy, religion, science, the arts. Choose one.
John Joseph Palmer, 2012
3
Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West
An account of the years the author and his family lived on the edge of the Great Basin Desert in Grantsville, Utah, and how an idyllic life was interrupted by tales of sickness and death and a hidden history of ecocide
Chip Ward, 2001
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Performance of Light Aircraft
Pilots, aviation students, kitplane builders, aircraft fleet operators and aeronautical engineers can all determine how their propeller-driven airplanes will perform, under any conditions, by using the step-by-step bootstrap approach ...
John T. Lowry, 1999
5
The Downwind Walk: A Usar Paramedic's Experiences After the ...
V. Taking. the. Downwind. Walk. Tuesday. September. 11,. 2001. What enables cops, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics to do the job we do is the knowledge that if something does go wrong, if something happens, that every one of my ...
Steve Kanarian Emt-P Mph, 2011
6
Numerical Solution of Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
This indicates that, in general, the explicit downwind difference scheme cannot converge to the physical solution. If the CFL number γ n+1/2 i is given by (2.18), then the downwind scheme can be rewritten in terms of the CFL number γ n+1/2 i  ...
John A. Trangenstein, 2009
7
Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business, ...
UPWIND PASSIVE YAW WITH TAIL VANE UPWIND PASSIVE YAW WITH FAN TAIL UPWIND ACTIVE YAW DOWNWIND PASSIVE YAW WITH CONING TWO BLADES THREE BLADES MULTIBLADE ONE BLADE Figure 6-10. Horizontal- axis ...
Paul Gipe, 2004
8
Wind Power For Dummies
The upwind versus downwind distinction basically tells you which side of the tower the wind is coming from (see Figure 13-5): ✓ Upwind: An upwind turbine has its blades upwind (surprise!) of the tower. That is, if the wind is blowing from the ...
Ian Woofenden, 2009
9
Low Level Radiation and Immune System Damage: An Atomic Era ...
In addition, Mangano divided counties into downwind (to the northeast of the plant) and upwind areas (to the southwest). The long and arduous analysis produced disturbing results, especially for middle-aged people. No difference existed ...
Joseph J. Mangano, 1998
10
Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard ...
1 As Sections 15.16.1-15.16.4 Subsection 15.49.2 Equation (15.49.7) k k\-ks M R X constant constants mass released (te) downwind range (km) distance to maximum width (km) Equations 15.49.8-15.49.18 h height of cloud (m) k L M n R R,- ...
Sam Mannan, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNWIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downwind is used in the context of the following news items.
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Researchers find mechanism that ties human-caused air pollution to …
However, this allows the heavy moist and now warm air to be transported downwind to mountainous areas where it is lifted causing extreme ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Letter: Katko gives Big Coal a free pass
Katko owes his constituents and all of us downwind of these polluters an honest explanation. Peter Iwanowicz. Albany. Iwanowicz is executive ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
3
A hedge with an edge
This [plant] provides excellent shelter for animals, pasture growth downwind, and when the irrigation comes along it passes through the growth ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Euro Silver Fleet For Irish 49erfx Campaign in Portgual – 'Time to …
Avoiding the dreaded pitchpole was one of the big goals on the downwind legs. These were not the conditions that Victoria Jurczok and Anika ... «Afloat, Jul 15»
5
Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race: Good to be Spookie
“This is a fast boat, especially downwind,” remarked Benjamin “The conditions suited Spookie which has a light displacement, a large sail area ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
6
State employee goes rogue at SLO County Air Pollution Control …
... focus is on reducing the particulate matter on the Nipomo Mesa,” said Arlin-Genet, referring to the residential area downwind from the dunes. «New Times SLO, Jul 15»
7
Board hears plans for speed limit changes, parking removal
“A lot of the cars driving down on La Jolla Shores Drive are driving at a particular speed and the cars coming in from Downwind Way are mostly ... «La Jolla Light, Jul 15»
8
John Graham: Pittsburgh, still polluted
... near Shenango and other communities downwind of local industrial facilities tell air-pollution scientists working in their communities that they ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Paddler ready to return to sea a day after swimming for his life
Rian and his paddling partner, brother-in-law Anthony Fryer, left Fish Hoek shortly before 17:00 on Tuesday for a downwind paddle to Millers ... «News24, Jul 15»
10
Dover entry sails away with Lake Erie Interclub Cruise victory
“The Interclub Cruise is predominately downwind, so you're normally going in the same direction as the wind,” Vallee explained. “The wind was ... «Simcoe Reformer, Jul 15»

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