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• fall wind — noun : a katabatic wind * * * /wind/, Meteorol. a strong, cold, downhill wind. Cf. gravity wind, foehn. [1865 70] * * * fall wind, = katabatic wind. (Cf. ↑katabatic wind) …   Useful english dictionary

• fall wind — /wind/, Meteorol. a strong, cold, downhill wind. Cf. gravity wind, foehn. [1865 70] * * * …   Universalium

• Wind [1] — Wind, die in horizontaler oder nur wenig (in der Ebene selten über 5°) gegen die Erdoberfläche geneigter Richtung auftretende Luftbewegung. Als Richtung des Windes gilt die Weltgegend, aus der er weht, da er von dort charakteristische… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… …   Universalium

• Fall — (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr. sfa llein… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wind|fall — «WIHND FL», noun. 1. a) fruit blown down from a tree or vine by the wind. b) a tree or trees blown down by the wind. 2. Figurative. an unexpected piece of good luck; unexpected acquisition or advantage: »a windfall of profits to bondholders (New… …   Useful english dictionary

• Wind on Fire — is a fantasy trilogy written by William Nicholson. It is set in a realm similar to ours, but distinctly unrelated to it.PlotThe books are set in a realm similar to ours, but separate. They tell the story of the Hath family, and the Manth people… …   Wikipedia

• Wind of Change — ist der Titel einer Rockballade der Scorpions, die im September 1989 von Scorpions Sänger Klaus Meine komponiert und getextet wurde und im November 1990 veröffentlicht worden ist. Sie galt in den Medien als sogenannte „Hymne der Wende“ und ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• fall — fall, drop, sink, slump, subside are comparable when they mean to go or to let go downward freely. They are seldom close synonyms, however, because of various specific and essential implications that tend to separate and distinguish them. Fall,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• wind·fall — /ˈwındˌfɑːl/ noun, pl falls [count] : an unexpected amount of money that you get as a gift, prize, etc. They received a windfall because of the tax cuts …   Useful english dictionary

• Fall of Saigon — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Fall of Saigon partof=Vietnam War caption=This well known photo taken by Hubert van Es shows South Vietnamese civilians scrambling to board a CIA Air America helicopter during the U.S. evacuation of Saigon. date …   Wikipedia