windless
AmericanOther Word Forms
- windlessly adverb
- windlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of windless
Example Sentences
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Fortunately, we made it back safely to L.A. and a windless, 62-degree day in the middle of February.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
In California, for instance, cloudy and windless conditions might last several days, whereas the same conditions might last for only a few hours in Texas.
From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023
If that coincides with a windless high pressure, the ESO sometimes has to resort to back-up measures.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023
After one devastating loss, Ernestine and Matt bake a cake together in a weighty silence; after a few seconds he walks away, head hanging like a half-mast flag on a windless day.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022
And still the snow was falling, drifting down in silence from a windless sky.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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