aback |
so that the wind catches the front side of an open sail. [2 definitions] |
aeolian harp |
a musical instrument consisting of an open box with gut strings stretched across it that produce rising and falling sounds when wind passes over them. |
air |
movement of the atmosphere; breeze or wind. [1/8 definitions] |
airing |
an exposure to air or wind, so as to refresh or dry. [1/3 definitions] |
alee |
at or toward that side of a ship which is farthest from the source of wind. |
althorn |
any of various brass wind instruments in the alto or tenor range, esp. the altosaxhorn; alto horn. |
anabatic |
pertaining to wind currents that rise because of heat pockets and the like. |
anemograph |
an instrument used to measure and record the speed of the wind. |
anemometer |
an instrument that measures the speed and force of the wind. |
anemophilous |
of plants, pollinated by wind-blown pollen. |
atmospheric river |
a very long and narrow wind corridor that transports a vast amount of water vapor through the sky, which can result in drenching rainstorms for particular areas. |
baritone |
a large, deep-toned, valved brass wind instrument, used esp. in military or marching bands. [1/4 definitions] |
bass horn |
an obsolete brass wind instrument resembling the tuba. [1/2 definitions] |
Beaufort scale |
a scale that rates the force and speed of wind from 0, "calm," to 12 or more, "hurricane". |
becalm |
to make (a sailing vessel) motionless from lack of wind. |
bell |
the flared opening of a musical brass or wind instrument, where the sound emerges. [1/4 definitions] |
belly |
to expand or cause to expand, as with wind. [1/5 definitions] |
bitt |
to wind (a cable or line) around one or more bitts. [1/3 definitions] |
blow2 |
to be in swift motion, as the air or wind. [2/13 definitions] |
bluster |
to blow noisily and in gusts, as the wind. [1/5 definitions] |
bone-dry |
(informal) dry as a bone after prolonged exposure to sun and wind; very dry or thirsty. |