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Word entry · 8 letters

downwind

Best crossword clue

"With the breeze"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted ddinnowwStarts with DEnds with D2 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2O3W4N5W6I7N8D

Definitions

  1. with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing

Word origin

From down- + wind.

Used in a sentence

  • ... 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01With the breeze8 letters
02In the breeze's direction8 letters

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