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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

process, physical process go
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

phenomenon go
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

natural phenomenon go
all phenomena that are not artificial

physical phenomenon go
a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy

atmospheric phenomenon go
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition go
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

wind, air current, current of air
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

noun.phenomenon

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airstream go
a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
calm, calm air go
wind moving at less than 1 knot
air, breeze, zephyr, gentle wind go
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
chinook, chinook wind, snow eater go
a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
harmattan go
a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
crosswind go
wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
fohn, foehn go
a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
khamsin go
an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
Santa Ana go
a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
high wind go
a very strong wind
headwind go
wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
katabatic wind, catabatic wind go
a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
tailwind go
wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
doldrums go
a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
east wind, easter, easterly go
a wind from the east
northwest wind, northwester go
a wind from the northwest
sou'wester, southwester go
a strong wind from the southwest
southeaster, sou'easter go
a strong wind from the southeast
gale go
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots
blast, blow, gust go
a strong current of air
monsoon go
a seasonal wind in southern Asia
monsoon go
any wind that changes direction with the seasons
north wind, northerly, norther, boreas go
a wind that blows from the north
prevailing wind go
the predominant wind direction
simoom, simoon, samiel go
a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
south wind, souther, southerly go
a wind from the south
squall go
sudden violent winds
thermal go
rising current of warm air
draft, draught go
a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
west wind, wester go
wind that blows from west to east