Definition
In the direction that the wind is blowing; in the direction the wind carries things.
Etymology
Compound of 'down' + 'wind,' where 'down' means 'in the direction of' (from Old English), and 'wind' comes from Old English 'wind' (moving air). The compound emerged in sailing and meteorology contexts.
Kelly Says
Animals can smell things downwind from miles away because scent particles travel with air currents—which is why predators always try to approach prey from upwind, staying invisible to their nose.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የባህር አካባቢ
ye-ba-har a-ka-ba-bi
ARالعربية
مع اتجاه الرياح
ma'a it-ja-hi al-ri-yah
BNবাংলা
বাতাসের সাথে
ba-ta-ser sa-the
CACatalà
a favor del vent
a fa-vor del vent
CSČeština
s větrem
s ve-trem
DADansk
med vinden
med ve-den
DEDeutsch
mit dem Wind
mit dem veent
ELΕλληνικά
με τον αέρα
me ton air-a
ESEspañol
conviento
kon-bee-en-toh
FAفارسی
با جهت باد
ba jeh-e-t baad
FISuomi
tuulen mukana
tuu-len mee-na-ka
FRFrançais
à l'amont du vent
a la-mohn doo van
HAHA
a tsakar wuta
a tsak-ar woo-ta
HEעברית
עם הרוח
im ha-ro-ach
HIहिन्दी
हवा के साथ
hava ke saath
HUMagyar
szélnek megfelelően
szel-nek megfele-loen
IDBahasa Indonesia
ke arah angin
ke arah angin
ITItaliano
a favore del vento
a fa-vo-reh del ven-toh
KO한국어
바람을 따라
bara-meul tta-ra
MRMR
वाऱ्याकडे
va-rya-ka-de
MSBahasa Melayu
mengikut angin
men-goo-kit an-gin
MYမြန်မာ
အလှအပ
a-lwa-a-pa
NLNederlands
met de wind
met de veent
NONorsk
med vinden
med ve-den
PLPolski
z wiatrem
z vie-trem
PTPortuguês
a favor do vento
a fa-vor do ven-toh
RORomână
cu vântul
ku van-tul
RUРусский
по ветру
pa ve-tru
SVSvenska
med vinden
med ve-den
SWKiswahili
katika upepo
ka-ti-ka oo-pe-po
TAதமிழ்
காற்றுடன்
ka-ar-tu-dan
TLTL
ayon sa hangin
a-yon sa han-gin
TRTürkçe
rüzgâr yönünde
rü-zgar yo-nün-deh
UKУкраїнська
з вітром
z vitrom
URاردو
ہوا کے ساتھ
hava ke saath
VITiếng Việt
xuôi gió
zwoy-joh
YOYO
ni gbogbo
ni gbo-gbo
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwesibindi
ngap-han-dle kwe-si-bin-di