down the wind

prepositional phrase

In the direction of, and moving with, the wind.

“Birds fly swiftly down the wind.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. In the direction of, and moving with, the wind.

    Birds fly swiftly down the wind.

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APA

down the wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20wind

MLA

“down the wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20wind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down the wind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20wind.

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