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cat's paw   has been listed 7 times with 2 comments
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boreas   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
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dust devil   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
descuernacabras   has been listed 2 times with 2 comments
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tramontane   has been listed 5 times with 2 comments
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harmattan   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
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chinook   has been listed 15 times with 4 comments
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7 months ago rolig said:

In the area around Trieste, there is the bora (Italian; Slovene burja), a strong northeasterly wind that blows toward the Adriatic.

8 months ago mollusque said:

How about simoom?

about 1 year ago palooka said:

Great list. Another great wind is the arctic screamer

about 1 year ago AbraxasZugzwang said: some more wind names for you

Levante and Poniente

about 1 year ago reesetee said: NOMWL

Not on MY Wordie lists! ;-)

about 1 year ago AbraxasZugzwang said: booooo

I think I smell a new list.
(you know it's bad when the boo preempts the remark)

about 1 year ago reesetee said: Haha!

And if that's the case, I think we all know a few names for it.

about 1 year ago AbraxasZugzwang said: ahahaha

You know, that makes so much sense that I actually checked it out again thinking maybe I had missed a really obvious joke.

about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

um... AZ? They weren't talking about a different kind of wind, were they? I mean, the kind that one passes? Because I could see how *that* kind could kill a man but not blow out a candle.

about 1 year ago AbraxasZugzwang said:

I can't find a name for it, but in Madrid they say there's a wind that will kill a man, but not blow out a candle.

about 1 year ago trivet said:

My favorite has always been cat's paw. I just like the mental picture.

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Fascinating list!

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