windchill

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A form of wind chill — The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.

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Meanings

nounwindchill (countable and uncountable, plural windchills)

plural windchills

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of wind chill.

    The windchill enters my body, slips under my shirt right to my belly button.

    2022, Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling, Bloomsbury, page 39
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APA

windchill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windchill

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“windchill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windchill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windchill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windchill.

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