100 Words Related to Wind

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.