wind scale

[ wind ]

noun
  1. a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.

Origin of wind scale

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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British Dictionary definitions for wind scale (1 of 2)

wind scale

/ (wɪnd) /


noun
  1. a numerical scale of wind force, such as the Beaufort scale

British Dictionary definitions for Windscale (2 of 2)

Windscale

/ (ˈwɪndˌskeɪl) /


noun
  1. the former name of Sellafield

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