air current


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Noun 1. [画像:air current - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure]air current - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "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"
airstream - a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
calm air, calm - wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, air - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
chinook, chinook wind, snow eater - a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
harmattan - a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
crosswind - wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
foehn, fohn - a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
khamsin - an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
Santa Ana - a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
high wind - a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"
headwind - wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
catabatic wind, katabatic wind - a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
tailwind - wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
doldrums - a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
east wind, easterly, easter - a wind from the east
northwest wind, northwester - a wind from the northwest
southwester, sou'wester - a strong wind from the southwest
sou'easter, southeaster - a strong wind from the southeast
gale - a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
gust, blast, blow - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
monsoon - a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
monsoon - any wind that changes direction with the seasons
boreas, north wind, norther, northerly - a wind that blows from the north
prevailing wind - the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"
samiel, simoom, simoon - a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
south wind, souther, southerly - a wind from the south
squall - sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
thermal - rising current of warm air
draft, draught - a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
west wind, wester - wind that blows from west to east
air - a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"
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He did not wish to chance rising to some higher air current that would bear him away.
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Some freak of air pressures and air currents, he reflected, had made it possible for the sound to carry so far.
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