wind chill

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From wind +‎ chill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/

Noun

wind chill (countable and uncountable, plural wind chills)

  1. (meteorology) The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.
    The thermometer says zero, but with the wind chill it's more like minus five.
    • 2021 January 16, Derek Van Dam, “Northeast will be wet and chilly while Southern California should sizzle during holiday weekend”, in CNN‎[1]:
      A steady northwest breeze will keep wind chills in the teens and single digits for the remainder of your weekend.
    • 2024 January 13, Ashley R. Williams, “NFL moves Pittsburgh at Buffalo playoff game to Monday due to winter storm, Miami at Kansas City is still on for tonight”, in CNN‎[2]:
      The air temperature that day was -13 degrees with a wind chill at -48, according to the NFL.
  2. (loosely) 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

Derived terms

  • wind chill factor

See also

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