They flew upwind. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adverb : The hunters stalked upwind. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : an upwind leap; the upwind portions of the aircraft. From Dictionary.com.
Hey if you are stepping off the bus smelling chocolate you are upwind from the chocolate factory. From Wordnik.com. [I've Got To Admit, It's Getting Better...] Reference
Too close for comfortJohn Reed's property is 900 meters upwind from a 526-hectare industrial waste pond called Little Blue Run. From Wordnik.com. [Coal Ash Waste Dusts Neighborhoods] Reference
If he does not do this, Wilson will have to struggle upwind, which is something he has certainly been getting used to since the Horn. From Wordnik.com. [Sail-World.com USA Latest News] Reference
Downwind was OK, but battling back upwind was hard. From Wordnik.com. [Journal for 30 December 2000] Reference
He was -- the dog knew -- he was upwind of the dog?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2007] Reference
They're upwind from the thorn tree in the far hedge. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
EDWARDS: The good thing for us is that we are upwind. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2005] Reference
MISHA MARSHALL, FOUND BOY SCOUT: He was upwind of us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2007] Reference
MISHA MARSHALL, SEARCH DOG HANDLER: He was upwind of us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2007] Reference
"It would be nice to be upwind from these smelly beasts.". From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
Audubon stood upwind, which helped some, but only so much. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
His eyes sought out the gaunt enemy war-canoes, beating upwind. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
It lets you know if there is a chicken or hog farm upwind of you. From Wordnik.com. [Zillow Goes 3D] Reference
The sky was hazy, so I assumed we had a wildfire somewhere upwind. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
MISHA MARSHALL, DOG HANDLER: Michael turned out to be upwind of us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2007] Reference
Even the zombies were tolerable from upwind, once she got to know them. From Wordnik.com. [Question Quest]
Pour it, then get upwind before it permanently saturates our nose hairs. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lure]
Many lakes have been acidified by sulfur from upwind industrialized areas. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference
Frasa and Jen rose in greeting at a fire placed upwind of the Highlanders. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
They moved quickly upwind to the black edge of the tree line and crouched. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
Smelling the dozen elk we watched head into the draw upwind of us, I assume. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Suggest one of your small ships stay upwind to create a lee for lifeboat launches. From Wordnik.com. [Hellfire]
Odds are great that it would come down off the higher ridges from upwind, Sir John. From Wordnik.com. [The Terror]
We want to meet a bear as he's coming up the hill toward the ridge, upwind from us. From Wordnik.com. [Polar Bear] Reference
We are standing upwind of it because pieces are still flying off from time to time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2008] Reference
They came from upwind, moving so quietly that mortal ears would not have heard them. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lines]
In the morning they saw a grizzly, but the bear was far upwind and didn't scent them. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
MARSHALL: Gandalf was working up ahead of us, and Michael turned out to be upwind of us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2007] Reference
Chet and Smash managed to rotate the whole contraption so that Dor was upwind from them. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
And the firefighters have their hands far enough away, and we are not upwind of the fire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2005] Reference
Almost holding her breath, she got down on her stomach and crawled upwind, toward the smell. From Wordnik.com. [The Eye of the World]
Frank P: "I can smell a con man from two miles upwind and Gordon Brown is a classic example.". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
So we actually tried to swim toward one of the manned platforms, unfortunately it was upwind. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2008] Reference
Running along at 14 mph and then suddenly she would tear off upwind, her nose high in the air. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
The overall effect meant the sloop could roar when going upwind — but with a few qualifiers. From Wordnik.com. [Mine’s Bigger Than Yours] Reference
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