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Meaning of wind chill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl

Definitions

  1. The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.
  2. The still-air temperature equivalent to a given combination of temperature and wind speed, as far as its cooling effect on exposed flesh is concerned

Equivalents

Suomi hyytävyys

Examples

“The thermometer says zero, but with the wind chill it's more like minus five.”
“A steady northwest breeze will keep wind chills in the teens and single digits for the remainder of your weekend.”
“The air temperature that day was -13 degrees with a wind chill at -48, according to the NFL.”

CEFR level

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