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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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Further east, areas downwind of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario will see major lake effect snow on Monday night.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
Lake-effect snow continues downwind of the Great Lakes.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Northern Ohio and areas downwind of Lake Erie may see the season’s first snow this weekend into early next week.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
Snow along Lake Michigan and Lake Superior shorelines is driven by what's known as lake effect, a phenomenon in which moisture-laden air drops heavy snow in some places downwind from large bodies of water while other areas receive almost nothing.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
Lake-effect snow continues downwind of the Great Lakes.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Northern Ohio and areas downwind of Lake Erie may see the season’s first snow this weekend into early next week.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
Snow along Lake Michigan and Lake Superior shorelines is driven by what's known as lake effect, a phenomenon in which moisture-laden air drops heavy snow in some places downwind from large bodies of water while other areas receive almost nothing.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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