windblast

noun

ˈwin(d)-ˌblast How to pronounce windblast (audio)
Definition of windblastnext
as in gust
a sudden brief rush of wind a windblast from the hovering helicopter made it difficult to even stand up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windblast
  1. gust
  2. blow
  3. breeze
  4. tornado
Noun
  • In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The wind — with some northerly wind gusts expected above 20 mph — should also be a factor.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of gust
Noun
  • Initially, the potential loss of that would be a pretty big blow.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • As such, this will likely be a blow because the country accounted for 50% of global oil demand growth between 2000 and 2023, averaging an annual increase of 518,000 bpd, according to the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of blow
Noun
  • The wind mode, however, adjusts to the breeze and neutralizes the crackle.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Yet, a rare recent cold snap has seen residents of the kingdom’s capital throwing on extra layers and enjoying the cool winter breeze.
    Jay Ganglani, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of breeze
Noun
  • Across the country, police have for decades been pressed into crisis response duty during wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Lund described the fire tornado as a response to the weather rather than its own event.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of tornado
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