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Structure that converts wind power into rotational energy by means of vanes
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windmill
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Word that means "a light wind"
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breeze
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A strong wind, typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts
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gale
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Violently rotating column of air between the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud
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tornado
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A large scale air mass that rotates around a center of low atmospheric pressure
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cyclone
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Strong tropical cyclone occurring in the Atlantic or northeastern Pacific Ocean
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hurricane
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Mature tropical cyclone between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere
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typhoon
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Seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation
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monsoon
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A light wind or a west wind (named after a Greek god)
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Z
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zephyr
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Warm SW wind in Mediterranean Spain, or hot southerly wind from the Sahara
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L
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leveche
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Mediterranean wind coming from the Sahara, especially strong during the summer
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S
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sirocco
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Libyan Arabic term for the above ("coming from the Qibla")
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G
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ghibli
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A type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current
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H
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haboob
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Prevailing warm, generally westerly winds in western North America
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C
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chinook
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Strong, dry downslope winds that originate inland and affect southern California
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S
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Santa Ana winds
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A southeastern wind in the South American pampas
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pampero
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1908 children's book by Kenneth Grahame
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The Wind in the Willows
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1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell
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Gone with the Wind
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1963 song by Bob Dylan
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Blowin' in the Wind
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1973 song by Elton John
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Candle in the Wind
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1977 song by Kansas
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Dust in the Wind
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1995 song by Pocahontas
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Colors of the Wind
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2002 game in the Zelda series
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The Wind Waker
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R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop band founded in 1969
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Earth, Wind, and Fire
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