williwaw

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noun

A strong gust of cold wind.

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Meanings

nounwilliwaw (plural williwaws)

plural williwaws · alternative willawa · alternative williwau · alternative wulliwa

  1. nauticalA strong gust of cold wind.

    The breeze in this case was the infamous north-Chicago williwaw that sometimes blows outward and bleacherward at Wrigley Field.

    1982, Roger Angell, Late innings, Simon and Schuster, page 196

Origin

Unknown.

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APA

williwaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/williwaw

MLA

“williwaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/williwaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “williwaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/williwaw.

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