wind off


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Related to wind off: wind up, throw caution to the wind
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Verb1.wind off - reverse the winding or twisting ofwind off - reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
unroll, unwind
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
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Riach; we'll have to come as near in about the end of Mull as we can take her, sir; and even then we'll have the land to kep the wind off us, and that stoneyard on our lee.
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The strong wind off the North Sea will bring "frequent, light snow showers".
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"I think it was 268 to the front of the green on the 18th and it was slightly into the wind off a downslope so it was a bit of a shame that I couldn't give the three wood a crack but it was a chance and that's all I could have done.
Runner-up Fisher proud of fighting spirit
And while they just had hats to preserve their modesty - and keep the chilly wind off - they didn't mind because it was all for a good cause.
Calendar girls brave the chill for Cancer Care
Can't even have a shop doorway to keep the wind off. I despair at humanity sometimes.
Angry reaction to initiative
With the wind off Funchal patchy, unpredictable and arriving from all points of the compass, race organisers were left with no choice but to postpone point-scoring racing, instead running a series of exhibition races for the crowds lining Madeira's attractive coastline.
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"From Sunday onward, it will become rather chilly and daytime highs will struggle at 10 to 14C, coolest in eastern England, and feeling rather unpleasant with a wind off the North Sea, and a lot of cloud, plus occasional drizzle."
Icy beast from the East to bring first snow of winter; Big chill and wild winds warning

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