windchill
noun
wind·chill
ˈwin(d)-ˌchil 
: a still-air temperature that would have the same cooling effect on exposed human skin as a given combination of temperature and wind speed
called also chill factor, windchill factor, windchill index
Examples of windchill in a Sentence
It's cold outside, and it feels even colder because of the windchill.
Expect windchills in the 20s tonight.
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Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport are mostly cloudy at 29 degrees and a windchill of negative two degrees.
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Temperatures will climb to the mid-20s by Thursday afternoon, with windchills feeling like the low teens.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
On Thursday into Friday, brisk winds replaced the rain, bringing windchills in the 20s overnight as temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The alternative would have been to pitch camp, but with one plane down, a storm approaching and windchills already taking the temperature well below zero on this late September day, that seemed like a foolish idea.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Temperatures will climb to the mid-20s by Thursday afternoon, with windchills feeling like the low teens.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
On Thursday into Friday, brisk winds replaced the rain, bringing windchills in the 20s overnight as temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The alternative would have been to pitch camp, but with one plane down, a storm approaching and windchills already taking the temperature well below zero on this late September day, that seemed like a foolish idea.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Windchill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windchill. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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windchill
noun
wind·chill
-ˌchil
: a still-air temperature that would have the same cooling effect on exposed human flesh as a given combination of temperature and wind speed
called also windchill factor, windchill index
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windchill
noun
wind·chill
ˈwin(d)-ˌchil
: a still-air temperature that would have the same cooling effect on exposed human skin as a given combination of temperature and wind speed
called also chill factor, windchill factor, windchill index
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