windje

Definitions of windje
  1. noun
    a slight wind (usually refreshing)
    synonyms: bries, sjaaltje, zefier, zefyr
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    zeebries, zeewind
    a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)
    adem, ademtocht, expiratie, uitademing
    a slight movement of the air
    briesje
    wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale
    type of:
    wind
    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
  2. noun
    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
    synonyms: wind
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    bries, sjaaltje, zefier, zefyr
    a slight wind (usually refreshing)
    harmattan
    a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
    dwarswind, zijwind
    wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
    kopwind, tegenwind
    wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
    meewind, rugwind, staartwind, windvoordeel
    wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
    stiltegordel
    a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
    bovenwind, oostenwind
    a wind from the east
    noordwestenwind, noordwester
    a wind from the northwest
    zuidwestenwind, zuidwester
    a strong wind from the southwest
    zuidoostenwind, zuidooster
    a strong wind from the southeast
    storm, stormwind
    a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
    rukwind, slagwind, tochtvlaag, vlaag, windstoot, windvlaag
    a strong current of air
    moesson, regenmoesson
    any wind that changes direction with the seasons
    noordenwind
    a wind that blows from the north
    samoe, samoem
    a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
    zuidenwind, zuiderstorm
    a wind from the south
    slagwind, storm, stormwind, vlaag, windvlaag
    sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
    thermiek
    rising current of warm air
    luchtstroom
    a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
    westenwind, westerstorm
    wind that blows from west to east
    zeebries, zeewind
    a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)
    adem, ademtocht, expiratie, uitademing
    a slight movement of the air
    briesje
    wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale
    zandstraal
    a blast of wind laden with sand
    straalstroom
    a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts
    levant
    an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
    mistral
    a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
    passaat, passaatwind
    steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
    antipassaat
    winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
    thermiek
    a strong upward air current
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    luchtgesteldheid, weer, weersgesteldheid, weersomstandigheden, weersomstandigheid
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
  3. noun
    a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
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    type of:
    afweerreactie, reflex, reflexbeweging
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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