the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction
(of a mechanism, especially one operated by clockwork) gradually lose power
a valley cut through a ridge by erosion by a river that no longer follows a course through the valley
the force on a structure arising from the impact of wind on it
damage to the roots of young plants, caused by the movement of the stem in the wind
a person’s ability to breathe freely during exercise, after having been out of breath
the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun that permeates the solar system
a wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea. Two belts of trade winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to the low-pressure zone at the equator
a decorative arrangement of small pieces of glass, metal, or shell suspended from a frame, typically hung near a door or window so as make a tinkling sound in the breeze
electrical energy obtained from harnessing the wind with windmills or wind turbines
variation in wind velocity occurring along a direction at right angles to the wind’s direction and tending to exert a turning force
a form of exercise consisting of repeated alternation between a walk or slow run and a faster run
a tunnel-like apparatus for producing an airstream of known velocity past models of aircraft, buildings, etc., in order to investigate flow or the effect of wind on the full-size object
the wind as it is experienced on board a moving sailing vessel, as a result of the combined effects of the true wind and the boat’s speed
a machine used in the theater or in filmmaking for producing a blast of air or imitating the sound of wind
(in a horse) habitual behavior involving repeated arching of the neck and sucking in and swallowing air, often accompanied by a grunting sound
a turbine having a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity
a wind from the direction that is predominant at a particular place or season
a musical instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of air, typically by the player blowing into the instrument
a range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming that rises to 13,804 feet (4,207 m) at Gannett Peak, the highest in the state
a surface-dwelling colonial marine coelenterate of the Atlantic and Mediterranean. It has a disc-like float bearing a sail that is used to catch the wind