wind shear
noun
: a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance
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The team used supercomputer simulations of the atmosphere and found that the rise is driven by stronger wind shear in the jet stream.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Storms are expected to develop along an approaching cold front during the evening hours, when atmospheric instability and wind shear increase.
—Vytas Reid, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s when ocean surface temperatures re warmer in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which in turn increase high altitude wind shear over the Atlantic in the summer and fall.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
That increases strong winds high in the atmosphere, called wind shear, that can disrupt storms and stop them from forming or strengthening.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Storms are expected to develop along an approaching cold front during the evening hours, when atmospheric instability and wind shear increase.
—Vytas Reid, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s when ocean surface temperatures re warmer in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which in turn increase high altitude wind shear over the Atlantic in the summer and fall.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
That increases strong winds high in the atmosphere, called wind shear, that can disrupt storms and stop them from forming or strengthening.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wind shear
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“Wind shear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20shear. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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