Definition of wind scale Wind scale
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What does wind scale mean?
WordNet
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| wind scale - an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) | ||
| Beaufort scale | ||
| graduated table, ordered series, scale of measurement, scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | ||
| calm air, calm wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| light air wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| light breeze wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| gentle breeze wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| moderate breeze wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| fresh breeze wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| strong breeze wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| moderate gale, near gale wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| fresh gale wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| strong gale wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| whole gale wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale | ||
| violent storm, storm a direct and violent assault on a stronghold | ||
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Wiktionary 
- wind scale (Noun)
A measurement scale for wind speed.
