Williwaw

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A strong gust of cold wind.

    "The breeze in this case was the infamous north-Chicago williwaw that sometimes blows outward and bleacherward at Wrigley Field."

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blizzardblowgalehurricaneill-windsquall

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"The breeze in this case was the infamous north-Chicago williwaw that sometimes blows outward and bleacherward at Wrigley Field."

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