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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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These historical eruptions sent ash clouds hundreds of miles downwind and deposited up to a quarter inch of ash across parts of south central Alaska.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Fires must be downwind and at least 300 feet from any structures on adjacent properties, and only tree limbs, brush, grass clippings and leaves may be burned, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Echo Park is downwind from Altadena, and Longstreth’s block had been covered in a light dusting of toxic ash.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Eruptions that occurred in 1953 and 1992 were explosive -- lasting a few hours and producing ash clouds that were carried downwind for hundreds of miles, according to the observatory.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Fires must be downwind and at least 300 feet from any structures on adjacent properties, and only tree limbs, brush, grass clippings and leaves may be burned, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Echo Park is downwind from Altadena, and Longstreth’s block had been covered in a light dusting of toxic ash.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Eruptions that occurred in 1953 and 1992 were explosive -- lasting a few hours and producing ash clouds that were carried downwind for hundreds of miles, according to the observatory.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downwind
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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