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relative wind
[ wind ]
noun
- the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of relative wind1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
He feels the wind produced by the motion of his machine through the air—the so-called relative wind—but no other.
From Project Gutenberg
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