wind scale

[wind]

noun

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

Origin of wind scale

First recorded in 1905–10

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British Dictionary definitions for windscale

Windscale

noun

the former name of Sellafield

wind scale

noun

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

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