windflaw

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windflaw

/ˈwɪndflɔː/

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From wind + flaw.

noun windflaws

A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw. The front of the wind on the water was a solid, sharply defined strip of dark-coloured, wind-vexed water. In advance of this strip, like skirmishers, were flashes of windflaws.
Similar: gust

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@misc{windflaw_2026,
  title = {windflaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/windflaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}