wind chill

Meanings

nounwind chill (countable and uncountable, plural wind chills)

plural wind chills · alternative wind-chill · alternative windchill

countableuncountableclimatologyThe cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.
The thermometer says zero, but with the wind chill it's more like minus five.
2 more examples
A steady northwest breeze will keep wind chills in the teens and single digits for the remainder of your weekend.
2021 January 16, Derek Van Dam, “Northeast will be wet and chilly while Southern California should sizzle during holiday weekend”, in CNN
The air temperature that day was -13 degrees with a wind chill at -48, according to the NFL.
2024 January 13, Ashley R. Williams, “NFL moves Pittsburgh at Buffalo playoff game to Monday due to winter storm, Miami at Kansas City is still on for tonight”, in CNN
Synonyms: wind chill factor
broadlycountableuncountableThe still-air temperature equivalent to a given combination of temperature and wind speed, as far as its cooling effect on exposed flesh is concerned.

nounThe cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.

Similar

Also see

Cite this entry

APA

wind chill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20chill

MLA

“wind chill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20chill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind chill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20chill.