air current, n.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28
air current current of air wind
sample sentences
"trees bent under the fierce winds""when there is no wind, row"
"the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
semantic pointers
hyponym
airstream
calm air, calm
breeze, air, zephyr, gentle wind
chinook, chinook wind, snow eater
harmattan
crosswind
fohn, foehn
khamsin
Santa Ana
high wind
headwind
katabatic wind, catabatic wind
tailwind
doldrums
languor
east wind, easter, easterly
northwest wind, northwester
southwester, sou'wester
southeaster, sou'easter
gale
gust, blast, blow
monsoon
monsoon
north wind, northerly, norther, boreas
prevailing wind
simoom, simoon, samiel
south wind, souther, southerly
squall
thermal
draft, draught
west wind, wester
hypernym
substance meronym