Science / Weather / Gust: A sudden significant increase in or rapid fluctuations of wind speed. Peak wind must reach at least 16 knots (18 miles per hour) and the variation between peaks and lulls is at least 10 knots (11.5 miles per hour). The duration is usually less twenty seconds.
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Gust Noun Synonyms: puff, blow, wind, breeze, blast
Gust Adjective Synonyms: puff, blow, blast, surge, increase
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Science / Weather / Gust Front: The leading edge of the cool, gusty surface winds produced by thunderstorm downdrafts. Sometimes confused with an outflow boundary. MORE
Science / Weather / Gustnado: A weak, and usually short-lived, tornado that forms along the gust front of a thunderstorm, appearing as a temporary dust whirl or debris cloud. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Augustan: This adjective has two meanings, the second of which is most pertinent to English students. (1) Classical Latin scholarship uses Augustan to refer to the time when Caesar Augustus ruled Rome--the time MORE
Science / Weather / First Gust: Another name for the initial wind surge observed at the surface as the result of downdrafts forming the leading edge or gust front of a thunderstorm. MORE
Science / Psychiatry / Gustatory Hallucination: A hallucination involving the perception of taste (usually unpleasant). MORE