as in gust
a sudden brief rush of wind
a windblast from the hovering helicopter made it difficult to even stand up
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Winds Thursday day through the night may reach gusts up to 21 miles per hour, NWS forecasts.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2025 -
The former offers a smooth and steady ride outside Nynäshamn Harbor, Sweden, while experiencing gusts of 14 meters-per-second (31 mph), an air temperature of -2 °C (28.4 °F) and swells of up to 2 meters.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, this is a huge win for City and a devastating blow for England’s top flight.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The new season of Kitchen Nightmares has seen the star chef come to blows with restaurant owners over practices such as sending out raw hamburgers and (in last week’s episode) appearing to give customers food poisoning.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Usually, the salty breeze brought with it the sounds of baby elephant seals calling to their moms in high pitched yells.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Reigning world champion Thierry Neuville hit a patch of ice going into one hairpin and ripped the suspension off his car, limping back to the service park with a wheel dangling in the breeze.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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Just like there's a classification system for hurricanes and tornadoes, space weather storms that develop and pose threats to Earth have their own classification system.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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The weather service said the EF1 tornado in Thorn Hill had estimated top winds of 110 mph.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Windblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblast. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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