east wind

/ist wɪnd/
/ist wɪnd/
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Other forms: east winds

Definitions of east wind
  1. noun
    a wind from the east
    synonyms: easter, easterly
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    types:
    levanter
    an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
    type of:
    air current, current, current of air, wind
    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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