Sentence examples for the downwind from inspiring English sources
adverb
In the same direction as the wind is blowing
Oracle made up distance on the downwind leg, closing to 10 seconds near the buoy.
I got on the downwind side of a ridge, and I couldn't get upwind against it.
The Australians gained on the downwind leg and crept into first.
Both finalists relied heavily on "foiling" during the downwind leg of the course.
— CHRIS MUSELER The downwind leg has been a flat-out drag race.
Barker, commenting on the tricky conditions, said: "We just didn't manage the downwind legs.
Even the downwind holes were tough to judge how the far the ball is going".
By the third mark, Alinghi was 10 seconds behind, close enough for an attack on the downwind leg.
The only playable holes were the downwind holes, and most of them were on the back nine.
On Saturday in Perth, Ainslie finished race nine but felt impeded by the media boat on the downwind leg.
"How could you build a house in the downwind of an airport if you don't like airplane noise," he said.
