A list of 26 words by vega.
- zephyr appears on 183 other lists and has 5 comments
- simoom appears on 15 other lists
- tramontana appears on 5 other lists and has 5 comments
- mistral appears on 16 other lists and has 1 comment
- typhoon appears on 31 other lists and has 4 comments
- maelstrom appears on 149 other lists and has 2 comments
- gale appears on 33 other lists and has 1 comment
- hurricane appears on 32 other lists and has 6 comments
- chinook appears on 21 other lists and has 4 comments
- monsoon appears on 25 other lists
- tradewind
- doldrums appears on 53 other lists and has 2 comments
- sirocco appears on 25 other lists and has 1 comment
- gregale appears on 7 other lists and has 1 comment
- harmattan appears on 12 other lists and has 2 comments
- levanter
- samiel appears on 4 other lists and has 1 comment
- squall appears on 38 other lists and has 1 comment
- föhn appears on 5 other lists and has 1 comment
- williwaw appears on 52 other lists and has 6 comments
- libeccio appears on 3 other lists
- ostro appears on 1 other list
- favonian appears on 27 other lists and has 1 comment
- khamsin appears on 9 other lists
- katabatic appears on 24 other lists
- anabatic appears on 7 other lists
palooka I came across a great one though linguistically English: arctic screamer. Jan 9, 2007
vega What I'm looking for are words a bit more exotic and linguistically non-English, and still recognizable as names of winds/air movements. So while "sea breeze" and "doctor", et al., are legitimate descriptions of winds, they don't really cut it. I'm aware of more obscure names, but am kinda using my discretion when putting them on this list. ;) Jan 8, 2007
john Just saw "blue norther" in the paper: "When he was a child, Bill heard his grandmother describe the raging winds of Oklahoma, in the accent of her native North Carolina. The wind is called the blue norther but Bill thought she was saying 'blue moth.'" From the story "‘Blue Moth’ Guides Father in Loss of Son", New York Times, 12/17/06. Dec 17, 2006
whatever1013 slatch? Dec 16, 2006
john santa ana,
sea breeze? Dec 15, 2006