wind chill

or wind·chill

[ wind-chil, win- ]

/ ˈwɪnd ˌtʃɪl, ˈwɪn- /

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noun Meteorology.

the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed: Sorry, but when the wind chill is below zero, I lose all interest in skiing.

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Also called wind chill fac·tor, wind·chill fac·tor

[wind-chil fak-ter, win-], /ˈwɪnd ˌtʃɪl ˈfæk tər, ˈwɪn-/, chill fac·tor .

Compare wind chill index.

Origin of wind chill

First recorded in 1935–40

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How to use wind chill in a sentence

It was an attempt to combat a growing chill on free speech in Turkey while placing his newspaper at the center of the debate.
Turkey Arrests Journalists in Crackdown|Jesse Rosenfeld|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alice wore a black nylon rain jacket that looked as if it was ill prepared to deal with the coming chill.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you prefer them chewy in the middle and crisp outside, chill the balls of dough.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies|Ina Garten|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increasingly, as these industries develop, on-site solar and wind is a way of guaranteeing a lower price for electricity.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Standing in the chill breeze of autumn, I knew something had passed between us.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Presently he began to shiver so, with some sort of a chill, that I took off my coat and wrapped it round him.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
It was a cloudy, stormy evening: high wind was blowing, and the branches of the trees groaned and creaked above our heads.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wind chill

wind-chill

/ (wɪnd-) /

noun

the serious chilling effect of wind and low temperature: it is measured on a scale that runs from hot to fatal to life and allows for varying combinations of air temperature and wind speed
(as modifier)wind-chill factor

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