current of air

Other forms: currents of air

Definitions of current of air

1. noun

   air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
   synonyms: air current, current, wind

   types:

   airstream

   a relatively well-defined prevailing wind

   calm, calm air

   wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

   air, breeze, gentle wind, zephyr

   a slight wind (usually refreshing)

   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

   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

   an air current 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, easter, easterly

   a wind from the east

   northwest wind, northwester

   a wind from the northwest

   sou'wester, southwester

   a strong wind from the southwest

   sou'easter, southeaster

   a strong wind from the southeast

   gale

   a strong wind moving 34–40 knots; force 8 on Beaufort scale

   blast, blow, gust

   a strong current of air

   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

   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)

   west wind, wester

   wind that blows from west to east

   antitrades

   wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds

   bise, bize

   a dry cold north wind in southeastern France

   sea breeze

   a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)

   breath

   a slight movement of the air

   light air

   wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale

   light breeze

   wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale

   gentle breeze

   wind moving 7-10 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale

   moderate breeze

   wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale

   fresh breeze

   wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale

   strong breeze

   wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale

   moderate gale, near gale

   wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale

   fresh gale

   wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale

   strong gale

   wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale

   whole gale

   wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale

   bluster

   a violent gusty wind

   sandblast

   a blast of wind laden with sand

   jet stream

   a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts

   levanter

   an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area

   mistral

   a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

   puff, puff of air, whiff

   a short light gust of air

   line squall

   a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line

   trade, trade wind

   steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator

   antitrade, antitrade wind

   winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics

   tramontana, tramontane

   a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean

   updraft

   a strong upward air current

   downdraft

   a strong downward air current

   prevailing westerly, westerly

   the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

   type of:

   atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition

   the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation