wind deflection

wɪnd dɪˈflɛkʃən

Definition

Definition of wind deflection - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

driving

Rare

alteration in vehicle's course by wind

Rare

The driver struggled with wind deflection on the highway.

deviation

diversion

swerve

ballistics

TECH.

change in projectile's path due to wind

TECH.

The sniper adjusted for wind deflection before firing.

architecture

TECH.

deviation in building structure caused by wind

TECH.

Engineers designed the tower to withstand wind deflection.

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alteration in vehicle's course by wind

Expressions with wind

wind down

become calmer or less busy

The party began to wind down after midnight.

get wind

become aware of something accidentally

She got wind of the surprise party.

second wind

renewed energy after feeling tired

After a short break, she got her second wind.

wind round

wrap or coil something around another thing

She wound the ribbon round the box.

against the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed against the wind.

into the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed into the wind.

Terms with wind deflection included in their meaning

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wind gauge

firearms

scale on a gun sight for wind deflection

Examples of wind deflection in a sentence

Engineers tested wind deflection in the vehicle's design.
The pilot accounted for wind deflection during the flight.
Engineers study wind deflection to improve missile accuracy.
The skyscraper's design minimizes wind deflection.
Wind deflection was a major concern for the architects.

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French:dérive due au vent, écart dû au vent, ...
German:Windablenkung, Windabweichung, ...
Italian:deviazione dovuta al vento, deflessione del vento, ...
Spanish:desviación del viento, deflexión del viento, ...
Portuguese:deflexão do vento, desvio pelo vento, ...
Chinese:风偏, 风偏角, ...
Japanese:風による偏向, 風偏差, ...
Arabic:انْحِرَاف الرِّيَاح, تَأْثِير الرِّيَاح, ...
Hebrew:הַסְטָת רוּחַ, סְטִיַת קְלִיעַ עָקֵב רוּחַ, ...
Russian:отклонение от ветра, ветровое отклонение, ...
Ukrainian:відхилення від вітру, відхилення снаряда через вітер, ...
Hindi:हवा का विक्षेपण, हवा का विचलन, ...
Bengali:বাতাসের বিচ্যুতি, বায়ু বিচ্যুতি, ...
Catalan:desviació del vent, ...
Czech:vychýlení, snos větrem, ...
Danish:vindafvisning, vindafdrift, ...
Dutch:windafbuiging, windbelasting, ...
Greek:εκτροπή από τον άνεμο, εκτροπή ανέμου, ...
Hungarian:széleltérítés, szélsodrás, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យទិសដៅយានយន្តប្រែប្រួលដោយសារខ្យល់, ការបង្វែរដោយខ្យល់, ...
Korean:바람 편향, 풍향 변화, ...
Persian:انحراف باد, انحراف پرتابه, ...
Polish:wpływ wiatru, defleksja wiatru, ...
Portuguese (BR):deflexão do vento, desvio estrutural, ...
Romanian:deviația vântului, abaterea vântului, ...
Swedish:vindavdrift, vindavvikelse, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนทิศทางจากลม, การเบี่ยงเบนของลม, ...
Turkish:rüzgar sapması, rüzgar eğilmesi, ...
Vietnamese:sự lệch hướng gió, độ chệch gió, ...

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Definition of wind deflection - Reverso English Dictionary

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