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apparent wind

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noun

  1. (wind), the velocity of air as measured from a moving object, as a ship.


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In the Los Angeles Games, in which she won a silver medal in the 200 meters, she flaunted 6-in. fingernails, which didn't cause any apparent wind drag.

From Time Magazine Archive

She exceeded 7 knots at about 30 degrees to the apparent wind.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wally 94 Y3K is fast enough to bring the apparent wind forward on a reach.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although there was no apparent wind, and the airship was drifting at practically the same rate as the air current, it was bitterly cold.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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