wind (n)
air current#1 (n)
current of air (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 19
def air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
examples trees bent under the fierce winds
when there is no wind, row
the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
Outgoing links
Hypernym weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
Derivationally related form wind → windy
Derivationally related form wind → windy
Hyponym airstream; calm air, calm; breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air; chinook, chinook wind, snow eater; harmattan; crosswind; fohn, foehn; khamsin; Santa Ana; high wind; headwind; katabatic wind, catabatic wind; tailwind; doldrums; east wind, easter, easterly; northwest wind, northwester; southwester, sou'wester; southeaster, sou'easter; gale; gust, blast, blow; monsoon; monsoon; north wind, northerly, norther, boreas; prevailing wind; simoom, simoon, samiel; south wind, souther, southerly; squall; thermal; draft, draught; west wind, wester
Substance meronym air
Incoming links
Derivationally related form windy → wind
Derivationally related form windy → wind
Hypernym airstream; calm air, calm; breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air; chinook, chinook wind, snow eater; harmattan; crosswind; fohn, foehn; khamsin; Santa Ana; high wind; headwind; katabatic wind, catabatic wind; tailwind; doldrums; east wind, easter, easterly; northwest wind, northwester; southwester, sou'wester; southeaster, sou'easter; gale; gust, blast, blow; monsoon; monsoon; north wind, northerly, norther, boreas; prevailing wind; simoom, simoon, samiel; south wind, souther, southerly; squall; thermal; draft, draught; west wind, wester
Hyponym weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
Substance holonym air

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