wind shear
noun
: a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance
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Many plane crashes were associated with wind shear associated with microbursts near airports.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
An El Niño would ramp up westerly wind shear across the Caribbean into the tropical Atlantic, which can topple hurricanes.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Relatively minor wind shear and high water temperatures could aid the strengthening process, AccuWeather said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Forecasters attributed the violent weather to warm temperatures, an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming from the Gulf of Mexico.
—Bruce Schreiner and Obed Lamy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
An El Niño would ramp up westerly wind shear across the Caribbean into the tropical Atlantic, which can topple hurricanes.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Relatively minor wind shear and high water temperatures could aid the strengthening process, AccuWeather said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Forecasters attributed the violent weather to warm temperatures, an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming from the Gulf of Mexico.
—Bruce Schreiner and Obed Lamy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wind shear
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“Wind shear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20shear. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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