wind chill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.
The still-air temperature equivalent to a given combination of temperature and wind speed, as far as its cooling effect on exposed flesh is concerned

/ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/

wind chill wind chills wind-chill windchill

From wind + chill.

humidex heat index

wind chill factor

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