wind
n. C / Un. moving air that you can feel outside. It can be a light breeze or a strong storm that moves trees.
n. a natural movement of the air of any velocity; specifically, the horizontal motion of the atmosphere relative to the earth's surface.
The strong wind blew my hat off my head.
The sailors waited for a steady wind before they began their journey across the bay.
Meteorologists track shifts in wind direction and speed to predict how weather patterns will develop over the coming week.
* As an English surname, from wind (both senses). This surname also appears in Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and German with the same senses, such as Wint. Compare De Wind. * Also as a German surname, variant of Wendt.
Uncountable when referring to the general phenomenon of moving air; countable when referring to a specific instance or type of wind.