wind shift
Air current change
A wind shift is a change in wind direction, often abrupt.
Meteorologists track wind shifts as indicators of approaching weather systems—a sudden shift from south to north often signals a cold front passing through.
Sailors and pilots monitor wind shifts closely: The wind shift caught us off guard and we had to adjust course quickly.
- veerChange course suddenly
- gustBrief wind surge
- changeTo make different
- backingAid or sponsorship
- frontalOf the fore side
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- Weather Changeswarming, cooling, clearing, cold front, warm front
- shift wordsswitching, transitioning
- shifts
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meteorological stability
wind shiftsteady breeze
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