air current

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"