Gust of wind
41gust — Synonyms and related words: access, affection, aftertaste, alacrity, animation, anxiety, anxiousness, appetite, aroma, attribute, avidity, avidness, badge, bitter, blast, blaze, blow, brand, breathless impatience, breeze, burst, cachet, cast,… …
42gust — n. fitful; strong gusts (the wind was blowing in fitful gusts) * * * [gʌst] strong gusts (the wind was blowing in gust) fitful …
43gust — [gʌst] noun [C] I a sudden strong wind gusty adj II verb [I] gust [gʌst] if a wind gusts, it blows very strongly for short periods of time …
44wind — I n 1. air, breeze, zephyr, stream of air, current of air, draft; puff, breath of air, wiffet, sough; inflow, indraft, inspiration, inrush; waft, gentle wind, light air, sea breeze, Naut. cat s paw. 2. gust, blast, squall, gale, flurry, flaw,… …
45Gust lock — A gust lock on an aircraft is a mechanism that locks control surfaces in place preventing random movement and possible damage of the surface from wind while parked. Gust locks may be internal or external. References …
46gust — [16] The underlying meaning of gust is ‘sudden rush or gush’, and related words refer to water or steam rather than wind. It was borrowed from Old Norse gustr ‘gust’, and the closely connected geysa ‘gush’ produced English geyser [18]. =>… …
47gust — [16] The underlying meaning of gust is ‘sudden rush or gush’, and related words refer to water or steam rather than wind. It was borrowed from Old Norse gustr ‘gust’, and the closely connected geysa ‘gush’ produced English geyser [18]. Cf.⇒… …
48gust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puff, burst, flurry, blow, breeze, blast. See wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blast, wind, blow, breeze; see wind 1 . See Synonym Study at wind . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wind, rush, blow,… …
49wind — I noun 1) the trees were swaying in the wind Syn: breeze, current of air, gale, hurricane, gust, draught; informal blow; literary zephyr 2) Jez got his wind back Syn: breath; informal puff II verb 1) …
50gust — I. noun Etymology: Middle English guste, from Latin gustus; akin to Latin gustare to taste more at choose Date: 15th century 1. obsolete a. the sensation of taste b. inclination, liking 2. keen delight II …