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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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Those winds were spreading the fire’s smoke far and wide, choking communities 40 miles downwind, such as Camarillo and Oxnard.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Also in New York, lake effect snow will develop downwind of Lake Ontario and Erie.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2025
After the Marshall Fire, hazardous gases associated with the wildfire smoke, such as benzene and naphthalene, could be detected in homes downwind of the fire long after the burns were put out.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
Snow is expected to begin downwind of Lake Erie and stretch across western New York beginning Thursday.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Also in New York, lake effect snow will develop downwind of Lake Ontario and Erie.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2025
After the Marshall Fire, hazardous gases associated with the wildfire smoke, such as benzene and naphthalene, could be detected in homes downwind of the fire long after the burns were put out.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
Snow is expected to begin downwind of Lake Erie and stretch across western New York beginning Thursday.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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