From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Down-wind \Down"-wind'\, adverb With the wind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
downwind \down"wind\ adjective on the side or in the direction away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; in the direction toward which the wind is blowing; as, good hunters stay downwind of their prey. Opposite of {upwind}, and {windward}.
Syn: lee(prenominal), leeward. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: towards the side away from the wind [syn: {lee(a)}]
adverb
1: in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind" [syn: {with the wind}] [ant: {upwind}]
2: away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: {windward}] [ant: {leeward}, {leeward}]
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