windborne
Swept by gusts
Windborne means carried by the wind.
The term applies especially to seeds, pollen, and spores that travel through air currents: Dandelion seeds are windborne, drifting miles from the parent plant.
Windborne also describes airborne contaminants or particles: windborne dust, windborne pollution.
Sometimes spelled as two words: wind-borne.
Yellow flower, white puffball
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- sycamoreBroad-leaved deciduous shade tree
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
- willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
tumbleweed · samara · achene · pappus · dispersal · propagation · milkweed · thistle
Mild, gentle breeze
- gustBrief wind surge
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- galeSevere sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
cyclone · updraft · jetstream · trade-winds · monsoon · chinook · mistral · sirocco
dandelion
Yellow flower, white puffball
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- sycamoreBroad-leaved deciduous shade tree
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
willow · tumbleweed · samara · achene · pappus · dispersal · propagation · milkweed · thistle · elm
zephyr
Mild, gentle breeze
squall · cyclone · updraft · jetstream · trade-winds · monsoon · chinook · mistral · sirocco · tempest
glider
Unpowered flying craft
- kiteWind-flown tethered toy
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- paragliderFoot-launched aircraft with fabric wing
hang-glider · sailplane · parachute · feather · leaf · petal · fluff · gossamer · paper · snowflake
pollen
Floral reproductive grains
sand · snow · mist · spray · embers · cinders · soot · smoke · haze · particulate
windborneself-propelled
Moving under own power
motorized · powered · jet-propelled · autonomous · swimming
windborneearthbound
Confined to terra firma
grounded · anchored · rooted · stationary · immobile
wind, windy, winded, airborne, borne, unwinding, rewind, downwind, upwind