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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A significant variation in the speed or velocity of the wind with respect to location or altitude, as in the speed change of a downdraft, or in the directional change of lateral winds along the edge of a thunderstorm.

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  • noun meteorology, weather A change of wind speed, direction, and magnitude.

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