apparent wind
Americannoun
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"Computer estimates put her surfing at up to 30 knots off the wind and reaching 15 to 18 knots upwind, in 25 knots of true�with an apparent wind angle of 25 to 28 degrees."
From Time Magazine Archive
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
The wally 94 Y3K is fast enough to bring the apparent wind forward on a reach.
From Time Magazine Archive
She exceeded 7 knots at about 30 degrees to the apparent wind.
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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