airstreamnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.striːm/us/ˈer.striːm/a current of air:
a strong southwesterly airstream
Migrating birds make use of airstreams to assist them on their long journey south.
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Wind & winds
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- draught
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- westerly
- wind gauge
- windsock
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