100 Words Related to Wind

No.	Term	Definition
1.	aerial	Of the air; airborne.
2.	aerology	Study of the atmosphere.
3.	air current	Flow of air in a direction.
4.	airflow	Movement of air through space.
5.	anemometer	Instrument measuring wind speed.
6.	anticyclone	High-pressure system; outward winds.
7.	atmosphere	Gases surrounding a planet.
8.	barometer	Instrument measuring air pressure.
9.	beaufort scale	Wind force rating scale.
10.	bellowing wind	Wind roaring loudly.
11.	bise	Cold, dry north wind.
12.	blast	Strong, sudden gust.
13.	blow	Move due to wind.
14.	bora	Cold, gusty downslope wind.
15.	breeze	Light to moderate wind.
16.	calm	Little or no wind.
17.	catabatic wind	Downslope wind from cooling.
18.	chinook	Warm, dry downslope wind.
19.	circulation	Large-scale air movement pattern.
20.	crosswind	Wind blowing across travel path.
21.	cyclone	Low-pressure system; inward winds.
22.	dead calm	Complete absence of wind.
23.	downdraft	Downward-moving air current.
24.	downwind	In the wind’s direction.
25.	draft	Current of air indoors.
26.	drift	Be carried by wind.
27.	dust devil	Small rotating wind vortex.
28.	easterly	Wind from the east.
29.	eddy	Swirling current of air.
30.	equatorial winds	Trade winds near equator.
31.	eye of storm	Calm center of cyclone.
32.	fair wind	Wind favorable for travel.
33.	fanning	Moving air by waving.
34.	fetch	Distance wind blows over water.
35.	flurry	Brief burst of wind.
36.	foehn	Warm, dry lee-side wind.
37.	force	Strength of wind pressure.
38.	gale	Very strong wind.
39.	gust	Brief increase in wind speed.
40.	gust front	Boundary from storm outflow.
41.	gusty	With frequent gusts.
42.	headwind	Wind blowing against motion.
43.	hurricane	Intense tropical cyclone.
44.	inflow	Air moving into a system.
45.	isobar	Line of equal air pressure.
46.	jet stream	Fast high-altitude air current.
47.	katabatic	Relating to downslope winds.
48.	knot	Nautical speed unit for wind.
49.	land breeze	Night wind from land to sea.
50.	lee	Sheltered side from wind.
51.	leeward	Downwind; sheltered from wind.
52.	lift	Upward force from airflow.
53.	local wind	Wind driven by local terrain.
54.	lull	Temporary decrease in wind.
55.	maelstrom	Powerful swirling wind or water.
56.	microburst	Intense localized downdraft wind.
57.	mistral	Strong cold north wind.
58.	monsoon	Seasonal wind reversing direction.
59.	northeaster	Strong wind from northeast.
60.	northerly	Wind from the north.
61.	northwester	Wind from the northwest.
62.	outflow	Air moving outward from storms.
63.	overcast drift	Clouds pushed along by wind.
64.	oxygen	Atmospheric gas carried by wind.
65.	pressure gradient	Pressure change driving wind.
66.	prevailing wind	Most common wind direction.
67.	puff	Small, brief gust.
68.	pulse wind	Wind arriving in bursts.
69.	quiescent air	Still, motionless air.
70.	ridge lift	Air rising over a ridge.
71.	roaring forties	Strong westerlies near 40°S.
72.	rotor	Turbulent spinning air behind ridges.
73.	sail	Fabric catching wind for motion.
74.	sandstorm	Wind-driven sand and dust.
75.	scud	Low clouds driven by wind.
76.	sea breeze	Day wind from sea to land.
77.	shear	Change in wind with height.
78.	sirocco	Warm wind from Sahara region.
79.	squall	Sudden strong wind with rain.
80.	stiff breeze	Fresh, strong breeze.
81.	storm surge	Wind-driven rise of sea level.
82.	streamline	Path of airflow around objects.
83.	subtropical jet	Jet stream near subtropics.
84.	tailwind	Wind blowing with motion.
85.	tempest	Violent windy storm.
86.	thermal	Rising warm air current.
87.	tornado	Violent rotating column of air.
88.	trade winds	Steady tropical easterly winds.
89.	turbulence	Chaotic, irregular air motion.
90.	typhoon	Pacific-region tropical cyclone.
91.	updraft	Rising current of air.
92.	upwind	Toward the wind’s source.
93.	vane	Device showing wind direction.
94.	ventilation	Movement of fresh air through space.
95.	venturi effect	Faster wind through narrow gaps.
96.	vortex	Spinning mass of air.
97.	wake	Turbulent air behind an object.
98.	westerly	Wind from the west.
99.	wind	Moving air in the atmosphere.
100.	wind chill	Perceived cold from wind.