wind chill

See also: windchill

English

Noun

wind chill (countable and uncountable, plural wind chills)

1. (meteorology) A measure of how cold the atmosphere feels, taking not just actual temperature into account, but also wind, which can make the air feel considerably colder at the same air temperature.

Alternative forms

• windchill

Derived terms

• wind chill factor

See also

• humidex
• heat index