Added 9 October 2026 downwind /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/ adverb Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adverb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about downwind at Wordnik → Where our words come from → in the same direction as the wind is blowing positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind I don't want to live downwind from a pig farm. in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern Related Words: windwardleewardleeupwindwindywindupstreamdownstreamdownriverbreezealee Back to today's word