airflows

noun

plural of airflow
as in winds

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  1. winds
  2. blows
  3. gales
  4. breezes
  5. puffs
  6. headwinds
  7. zephyrs
Noun
  • Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • When winds are light, engine power keeps Sea Cloud II on track.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of winds
Noun
  • In a little corner of my mind, however, history will always mean the tragic smashing of individual lives by its cruel hands and the scattering of bewildered people reeling from its blows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • Holloway, even a Holloway who is nearing the end of his career with a somewhat suspect chin and ability to absorb heavy blows, wins this fight more times than not.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of gales
Noun
  • Some fall in love with the cool ocean breezes and relaxed quality of life and find ways to stay in town after graduation.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Sunshine all day, cool breezes at night, board games after homemade feasts.
    — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 5 July 2026
Definition of breezes
Noun
  • Follow directions on your inhaler for how many puffs to take.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • If the accretion disk puffs up in just the right way, the incoming gas can overwhelm the radiation pressure.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
Definition of puffs
Noun
  • The zoo is facing headwinds as membership has declined precipitously and facilities have deteriorated, according to an Los Angeles County civil grand jury report.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Musk’s rocket company has been caught up in major headwinds for the Nasdaq as a whole.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
Definition of headwinds
Noun
  • But even this state-of-the-art model couldn’t directly account for the subtle cumulative effects of clouds, which can span just meters and be shaped by even tinier zephyrs of air.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The third floor of the store is home to what is billed as the world’s largest collection of shirtings, with 6,000 types of poplins, batistes, zephyrs and voiles, and another room dedicated just to collars.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of zephyrs
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