"windchill" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/ Forms: windchills [plural]
Etymology: wind + chill Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|chill}} wind + chill Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} windchill (countable and uncountable, plural windchills)
  1. (meteorology) 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 Wikipedia link: windchill Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology, Temperature, Wind Synonyms: wind chill Derived forms: windchill factor Related terms: humidex, heat index

Inflected forms

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