Windy City


Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Wikipedia.

Windy City

n
(Placename) the Windy City informal Chicago, Illinois
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Wind′y Cit′y


n.
the, Chicago, Illinois (used as a nickname).
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Windy City - largest city in IllinoisWindy City - largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
Chicago
Sears Tower - a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall
University of Chicago - a university in Chicago, Illinois
IL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United States
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

Windy City

n the Windy City (US inf) → Chicago
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
CRESTWOOD The Schaumburg Boomers mounted a ninth inning rally but fell short in a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Windy City ThunderBolts on the road Wednesday night.
Boomers lose 4-2 in Crestwood
There will be donation boxes placed at many local businesses, including MyStorage (two Chesapeake locations), Windy City Pizza (Chesapeake & VB), Lawrence Pharmacy, Walmart Neighborhood Market (Kempsville/GreenTree), 8 YMCA locations, among other businesses and churches.
New Chesapeake Based Non-Profit, SilverTree Seniors, Launches with Christmas in July - A Drive to Benefit Seniors in Need
Synopsis: "Seeking Chicago: The Stories Behind the Architecture of the Windy City-One Building at a Time" is the documented story of the famed Windy City of Illinois.
Seeking Chicago
Windy City Motorcycle Company, which owns and operates 14 locations in the suburbs and southern Wisconsin, is planning to develop a two-story, 20,000-square-foot brick building at MB Financial Park.
Harley Davidson to open new dealership in Rosemont, Illinois
On Saturday, May 14, 2016, more than 50 employees, friends, families, customers and Chicago business partners combined community service with fun, and some volunteers received tickets to Windy City LakeShake at the FirstMerit Pavilion at Northerly Island June 17 -- 19.
FirstMerit Bank volunteers cleanup Chicago beaches
However, it's not just the Windy City that makes Illinois such an appealing destination.
Chicago's in a great state; News
Egyptian Raneem El-Welily, ranked third internationally, won the Women's Windy City Open 2016, which took place in the University Club of Chicago, USA, from 25 February until 2 March.
Egypt's Raneem El-Welily triumphs in Women's Windy City Open 2016
* Procter & Gamble is testing a Tide home laundry pickup and delivery service in the Windy City. The concept, called Tide Spin, has as tagline, "life over laundry." The service, which works via an app on Android and iPhone, is running in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago.
P&G tests tide laundry service in Chicago
Chicago may be known as the "Windy City" but it only comes in at number 50 in CoreLogic's Windy City Ranking, which calculates the total force of all severe wind gusts exceeding 60 miles per hour for every wind event in the United States since 2006.
The windiest cities
The smartphone app functions like Uber and Lyft, but rather than having its own fleet of drivers, it works with well-established, transportation companies like Windy City Limo, allowing consumers to secure a taxi, limo or black car in a short amount of time.
asterRIDE welcomed to Chicago
Nine decades of Disney will be brought to life in the Windy City this autumn.
Windy City will blow you over

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?