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downwinder

downwinder noun: a person (or community) that lives downwind from a potential hazard (such as a nuclear power station).

Noun

downwinder (plural downwinders)

  1. A person (or community) that lives downwind from a potential hazard (such as a nuclear power station)

Forms of downwinder

pluraldownwinders

Origin of downwinder

From downwind + -er.

Questions about downwinder

What does downwinder mean?
Downwinder means a person (or community) that lives downwind from a potential hazard (such as a nuclear power station).
What part of speech is downwinder?
Downwinder is a noun.
What is the plural of downwinder?
The plural of downwinder is downwinders.

Words near downwinder in the dictionary

  1. downwelled
  2. downwelling
  3. downwellings
  4. downwells
  5. downwind
  6. downwinder
  7. downwinders
  8. downy
  9. downy birch
  10. downy birches
  11. downy mildew

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