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Meaning of thaw wind | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cold, piercing wind from the south or south-east, which often accompanies the breaking up of a long frost.

Scotland, Yorkshire

Examples

“"“These are the earliest flowers at the Heights,” she exclaimed. “They remind me of soft thaw winds, and warm sunshine, and nearly melted snow. Edgar, is there not a south wind, and is not the snow almost gone?”"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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