scuds
Moves with wind
Scuds are masses of low clouds or mist driven rapidly by wind, or the act of moving swiftly in such a manner.
A boat scuds before the wind when running with it at high speed.
The word suggests quick, gliding movement: Clouds scudded across the sky.
Scud is also a type of short-range ballistic missile, originally Soviet-designed, prominent in news coverage of the Gulf War.
Quick burst or pinch
- raceCompetition of speed
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- skimPass over lightly
- glideMove with effortless continuity
sweep · rush · hurry · fleet · scurry · hasten · swift · rapid
Of hurled objects
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- tacticalStrategically planned
- SovietOf the USSR
Iraqi · trajectory · target · defense · Gulf War · mobile · short-range · guidance
dash
Quick burst or pinch
glide · sweep · rush · hurry · fleet · scurry · hasten · swift · rapid · flee
ballistic
Of hurled objects
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- tacticalStrategically planned
Soviet · Iraqi · trajectory · target · defense · Gulf War · mobile · short-range · guidance · interception
spray
Dispersed liquid droplets
whitecaps · gale · gusts · squall · wind-driven · hull · canvas · rigging · heeling · leeward
low-lying
Near the ground
grey · wispy · ragged · drifting · dark · stormy · nimbus · stratus · threatening · wind-swept
- amphipodsbeach flea, beach fleas
- fishing baitworm, worms, nightcrawlers, nightcrawler, live bait
- pet foodfish food, pet food, cat food, dog treats, kibble