wind chill
noun
the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed.
windchill
-
a variation of
wind chill.
Example Sentences
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It was -8C, with a windchill temperature of -20, they said.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
On Thursday, I ended my day on daycare patrol as the windchill crept close to 25 degrees below zero.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
He wore a traditional robe-like khamiis under a long wool coat and a pink stocking cap against the below-zero windchill, which he didn’t seem to mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
In the mountains, Thursday morning also brought some “single-digit windchill readings,” Adams said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
And although the gale was generating a windchill in excess of seventy below zero Fahrenheit, I felt strangely, disturbingly warm.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
