A list of 26 words by vega.
- zephyr appears on 201 other lists
- simoom appears on 17 other lists
- tramontana appears on 5 other lists
- mistral appears on 16 other lists
- typhoon appears on 34 other lists
- maelstrom appears on 172 other lists
- gale appears on 38 other lists
- hurricane appears on 37 other lists
- chinook appears on 28 other lists
- monsoon appears on 28 other lists
- tradewind appears on just this list
- doldrums appears on 59 other lists
- sirocco appears on 27 other lists
- gregale appears on 7 other lists
- harmattan appears on 16 other lists
- levanter appears on 1 other list
- samiel appears on 5 other lists
- squall appears on 45 other lists
- föhn appears on 5 other lists
- williwaw appears on 56 other lists
- libeccio appears on 4 other lists
- ostro appears on 1 other list
- favonian appears on 32 other lists
- khamsin appears on 10 other lists
- katabatic appears on 29 other lists
- anabatic appears on 8 other lists
- gargoulenc appears on just this list
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