What does downwind mean?
Downwind means in the same direction as the wind is blowing.
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/ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/ · adverb
in the same direction as the wind is blowing.
... the aftermath of the dust-storm came up and caught us both, and drove us downwind like pieces of paper.
The six birds on their downwind leg have already started to get their "gear down," meaning they have partially rotated their legs forward in a position that will be vertical by the moment of touch down.
I don't want to live downwind from a pig farm.
Use downwind when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Downwind means in the same direction as the wind is blowing.
Common synonyms include leeward, windward, with the wind, lee.
Possible antonyms include upwind, windward, leeward, into the wind.
... the aftermath of the dust-storm came up and caught us both, and drove us downwind like pieces of paper.
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