- sudden shift of wind
- скачок ветра (в скорости, направлении)
English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
wind shear — noun : a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance * * * /wind/ 1. the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction. 2. a condition, dangerous to aircraft, in which the speed… … Useful english dictionary
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shift — Synonyms and related words: Doppler effect, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about the bush, about face, accommodation, action, ad hoc measure, adaptation, adjustment, advance, alchemy, alter, alteration, alternate, ameliorate, amelioration,… … Moby Thesaurus
wind shear — n. sudden change in the direction and momentum of a wind pattern (especially a shift from horizontal breezes to vertical breezes) … English contemporary dictionary
aback — [ə bak′] adv. [OE on bæc, at or on the back] 1. Archaic backward; back 2. Naut. backward against the mast, as the sails of a square rigged vessel in a wind from straight ahead taken aback 1. Naut. in an unmanageable condition, as because of a… … English World dictionary
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gybe — 1. verb a) To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.) b) To shift a fore and aft sail suddenly and forcefully from one side … Wiktionary