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Airstream: a wind, especially one blowing high in the sky

Breeze: a light wind

Crosswind: a wind that blows across the direction that you are travelling in.

Easterly: a wind that blows from the east

Gale: a very strong wind

Gust: a sudden strong wind

Headwind: a wind that blows in the opposite direction to the one in which you are moving

Jet stream: a powerful wind current in the air above the Earth

Mistral: a cold, dry wind from the north that is common in the south of France

Monsoon: the wind that causes a monsoon

Prevailing wind: a wind that blows in a particular area at a particular time of year

Sandstorm: a strong wind in the desert that blows clouds of sand in the air

Sea breeze: a gentle wind that blows from the sea onto the land

Sirocco: a hot wind that begins in the Sahara and moves across the Mediterranean, often bringing dust

Southwester: a strong wind or storm that is moving in a south-west direction

Tailwind: a wind that blows in the same direction in which a vehicle is moving. A wind that blows directly towards a vehicle is called a headwind.

Tornado: a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel

Trade wind: a wind that blows continuously towards the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth)

Turbulence: sudden violent movements of air or water

Typhoon: a tropical storm with strong winds that move in circles

Whirlwind: a very powerful dangerous wind that spins extremely fast, carrying away anything in its path

Windstorm: a period of bad weather when there is a lot of wind but no rain

Zephyr: a gentle wind

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