current of air
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1. air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (noun.phenomenon)
| hyponym | : | airstream, |
| definition | : | a relatively well-defined prevailing wind (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | calm, calm air, |
| definition | : | wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | harmattan, |
| definition | : | a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | crosswind, |
| definition | : | wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | foehn, fohn, |
| definition | : | a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | khamsin, |
| definition | : | an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | santa ana, |
| definition | : | a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | high wind, |
| definition | : | a very strong wind (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | headwind, |
| definition | : | wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | tailwind, |
| definition | : | wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | doldrums, |
| definition | : | a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | gale, |
| definition | : | a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | blast, blow, gust, |
| definition | : | a strong current of air (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | monsoon, |
| definition | : | a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | monsoon, |
| definition | : | any wind that changes direction with the seasons (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | prevailing wind, |
| definition | : | the predominant wind direction (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | samiel, simoom, simoon, |
| definition | : | a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | squall, |
| definition | : | sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | thermal, |
| definition | : | rising current of warm air (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | draft, draught, |
| definition | : | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | west wind, wester, |
| definition | : | wind that blows from west to east (noun.phenomenon) |
| substance holonym | : | air, |
| definition | : | a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | blowy, breezy, windy, |
| definition | : | abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | windy, |
| definition | : | resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | blowy, breezy, windy, |
| definition | : | abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | windy, |
| definition | : | resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability (adj.all) |
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