Examples of downwind in a Sentence
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Years later, communities that lived downwind of those test sites started experiencing high rates of cancer.
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Maria Elena Salinas, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
Volcanic smog, which has been observed downwind of Kīlauea, creates the potential for airborne health hazards to residents and visitors, the park service added.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 8 June 2023
This past summer, wildfire smoke periodically blanketed the United States, bringing stinging air and hazy skies to the Northeast and the Midwest, regions that are unaccustomed to the itchy eyes, scratchy throats and breathing problems that come from being downwind of such natural disasters.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
Wind Energy Systems For example, some floating turbine configurations allow the rotor to face downwind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2023
Thousands watch Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano With the volcano erupting, the primary concerns are volcanic gas and delicate strands of volcanic glass – called Pele’s hair – that can float downwind, according to the agency.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
Contemporary articles from the L.A. Times, before the state forced the city to mitigate the pollution problem, reported bloody noses, watery eyes and irritated lungs in residents living downwind.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
This should improve air quality downwind from the Camp Creek fire on Mount Hood.
—oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
Wildland firefighters on the US mainland regularly struggle with embers blowing miles ahead of the main blaze, starting new ones downwind.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
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Maria Elena Salinas, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
Volcanic smog, which has been observed downwind of Kīlauea, creates the potential for airborne health hazards to residents and visitors, the park service added.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 8 June 2023
This past summer, wildfire smoke periodically blanketed the United States, bringing stinging air and hazy skies to the Northeast and the Midwest, regions that are unaccustomed to the itchy eyes, scratchy throats and breathing problems that come from being downwind of such natural disasters.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
Wind Energy Systems For example, some floating turbine configurations allow the rotor to face downwind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2023
Thousands watch Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano With the volcano erupting, the primary concerns are volcanic gas and delicate strands of volcanic glass – called Pele’s hair – that can float downwind, according to the agency.
—Melissa Alonso, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
Contemporary articles from the L.A. Times, before the state forced the city to mitigate the pollution problem, reported bloody noses, watery eyes and irritated lungs in residents living downwind.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
This should improve air quality downwind from the Camp Creek fire on Mount Hood.
—oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
Wildland firefighters on the US mainland regularly struggle with embers blowing miles ahead of the main blaze, starting new ones downwind.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
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1826, in the meaning defined above
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adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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