vent

Definitions of vent
  1. noun
    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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    brise
    a slight wind (usually refreshing)
    vent de travers
    wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
    vent contraire
    wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
    vent arrière
    wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
    vent fort
    a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
    coup de vent, rafale
    a strong current of air
    vent du nord
    a wind that blows from the north
    vent dominant
    the predominant wind direction
    simoun
    a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
    ascendance thermique
    rising current of warm air
    courant d'air
    a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
    vent de mer
    a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)
    respiration
    a slight movement of the air
    mistral
    a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
    alizé, vent alizé
    steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
    courant d'air ascendant
    a strong upward air current
    type of:
    conditions atmosphériques, conditions météorologiques, météo
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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