apparent wind

noun

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

Example Sentences

“Velocity Made Good is a term we use in sailing that refers to the velocity of the boat in respect to the true wind, or apparent wind, which is the wind on the water. You overshoot the mark and do not sail directly in a straight line, you have to take the curvature of the earth into consideration in addition to the true wind,” said Elliott Wislar, 5 time world sailing champion and CEO/Founder of Clearbrook Global Advisors.

From Forbes

This led Dermont to briefly title the book, The Apparent Wind, a name that she soon discarded “for obvious flatulent reasons.”

From Salon

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 Project Gutenberg

The latter will sometimes move or draw across the meadows when there is no apparent wind, not sufficient to sway a leaf, as if in obedience to light and partial currents created by a variation of temperature in different parts of the same field.

From Project Gutenberg

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