gust

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gust / gəst/ • n. a brief, strong rush of wind. ∎ a burst of something such as rain, sound, or emotion: gusts of rain lashed down the narrow alleys.• v. [intr.] (of the wind) blow in gusts: the wind was gusting through the branches of the tree.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

gust

views updated May 17 2018

gust A sharp increase in wind strength close to the ground, caused by mechanical disturbance in an air flow. Gusts may also be generated by temperature lapse rates and by wind shear (e.g. in clear-air turbulence).

A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY

gust

views updated May 08 2018

gust Sharp increase in wind strength close to the ground, caused by mechanical disturbance in an air flow. Gusts may also be generated by temperature lapse rates and by wind shear, e.g. in clear-air turbulence.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

Gust

views updated May 23 2018

Gust

sudden outburst. See also rack .

Examples: gust of fire, 1674; of grace, 1807; of grief, 1715; of hope, 1705; of joy, 1789; of passion, 1783; of pleasure, 1704; of sin, 1639; of smoke, 1811; of sound, 1849; of tears, 1870; of unholy passion, 1852; of temptation, 1681; of water, 1610; of weather, 1697; of wind, 1694.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms