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• true wind — noun : the wind relative to a fixed point the observation of which is not affected by the motion of the observer compare apparent wind …   Useful english dictionary

• Wind Transducer — A Wind Transducer is a device used by sailors to receive a real time measurement of wind speed and direction. A wind transducer is usually mounted on the masthead of a sailboat and is occasionally used by power boats too. The wind speed and… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• True airspeed — (TAS) is the speed of an aircraft relative to the airmass in which it flies, i.e. the magnitude of the vector difference of the velocity of the aircraft and the velocity of the air. Under zero wind conditions and in horizontal flight, this is… …   Wikipedia

• Wind power in the United States — is a growing industry. In 2007, the United States was the fastest growing wind power market in the world for the third year in a row [http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/43025.pdf Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation] ] . At the end of… …   Wikipedia

• Wind Jackal — is a fictional character of Paul Stewart s The Edge Chronicles.Character biographyThe origins of Wind Jackal (also called Orlis Verginix) are unknown, but he was captain of a Sky Pirate ship, The Galerider for at least two years. In the first… …   Wikipedia

• True Scotsman — is a humorous term used in Scotland for a man wearing a kilt without undergarments. [http://www.neil simpson.com/books.htm He was singing on stage in Scotland and inadvertently proving he was a true Scotsman with nothing on underneath his kilt .… …   Wikipedia

• True West (play) — True West is a play by American playwright Sam Shepard. The play is a more traditional narrative than the type of plays that Shepard had written. But like most of his works it is inspired by myths of American life and popular culture.Plot True… …   Wikipedia

• Wind from the Carolinas — is a fictional novel based on the true history of a family throughout the 1800s. Written by Robert Wilder [http://www.answers.com/topic/robert wilder?cat=entertainment] ] , it was first published by G.P. Putnam s, New York in 1964 and re… …   Wikipedia

• True Love Always — is a pop band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1995, with a mission to play only love songs [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=11:difrxqwhldse T00 Allmusic.com entry for True Love Always] ] . Heavily influenced by Joao Gilberto …   Wikipedia

• wind somebody up — ˌwind sbˈup derived (BrE, informal) to deliberately say or do sth in order to annoy sb • Calm down! Can t you see he s only winding you up? • That can t be true! You re winding me up …   Useful english dictionary