wind scale

American  

[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

1. a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.

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wind scale British  

/ wɪnd /

noun

1. a numerical scale of wind force, such as the Beaufort scale

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Etymology

Origin of wind scale

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Part of the communication issues may be down to how hurricanes are classified, using the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.

From BBC

The commonly used Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale was designed as a public communication tool to help people easily understand the relative risk of damage from oncoming storms in the 1970s.

From Salon

“It’s always on the top of the wind scale.”

From Los Angeles Times

Otis reached the shore as a Category 5 - the strongest level on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale - before quickly weakening to a Category 4 storm.

From Reuters

Lee had intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm earlier in the week, the highest step on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, before downgrading into a Category 3 hurricane.

From Reuters