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wind rose

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wind rose  (wnd)
n.
A meteorological diagram depicting the distribution of wind direction and speed at a location over a period of time.
[Translation of German Windrose, compass card : Wind, wind, air + Rose, rose.]
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Noun1.wind rose - weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions
weather chart, weather map - (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region


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And so it was that when the first fair wind rose he embarked upon his cruise, and with him he took as strange and fearsome a crew as ever sailed under a savage master.
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As suddenly as the wind rose it died again, and when it died it veered to blow at right angles to its former course in a gentle breeze.
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Toward six o'clock the wind rose and tugged at the tarpaulin and brought the swell higher.
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