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 256 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION

storm\ a sterm with hevy wind, without rain or other pre- cipitation.

wind-strong 'wmd^tseirj n. having strong winds; charac- terized by the presence of atmosferic currents of relativly great strength or velocity: said of regions: the epposit of windfweak.

wind-support 'wind-s9,po:zt n. the support or supporting* power of the wind; the sustaining^power or buoyancy of the air.

wind-swift 'wind/sujift adj. siuift as the wind : as, the
 * wind?sunft Cupid.

wind-table 'wind,tee-b9l n. a table, as in print, presenting data regarding winds; a tabular view of statistics of wind^ speeds, etc.

wind-term 'wind,tB:zm n. a term, word, or frase used to describe a wind, as in a wind^scale.

wind-tight 'wind/tait adj. so tight as to prevent the passage of wind or air.

wind-type 'wmd,taip n. a type or distinctiv kind of wind : as, the southerly *wind?type at a given station, compare weatherztype.

wind-umbrella 'wind-Air^bzela n. a parachute.

wind-vane 'wmd,veen n. a vane operated by the wind, such as an arrow free to revelv en an upright red, used for indi- cating the direction of the wind; also, a device resembling a fishskite; a fly; sometimes cald by sailors dufftbag.

wind-velocity 'wind-vi/tesi-ti n. the velocity of the wind; the rate or speed at luhich a wind blows or an air^current moves ; wind^speed ; wind^rate.

wind-wagon 'wind/waegan n. a wagon or land^vehicle which is driven by means of an aerial propeller.

windward 'windwazd adj. toward the wind; nearest the point frem tuhich the wind blows : the epposit of leeward.

windward 'windwazd n. the point from which the wind blows.

windward 'wmdwszd adv. toward the wind; opposed to lee- ward.

wind-warning 'wind,wo:z-nirj n. a warning or admonitory notice regarding approaching wind^conditions; a caution- ary wmd^signal.

wind-weak 'wind,wiik adj. having weak winds; character- ized by the presence of relativly feeble atmosferic currents : said of regions : the epposit of windtstrong.

wind-wheel 'wind^ii! n. a wheel moved by the wind and used as a propeller in an airship, or^s a source of power as in a windmill.

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