0 a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt: --
2 gas in the bowels or in a baby's stomach, especially when this makes you feel uncomfortable or makes noises: --
3 the group of woodwind instruments (= ones played by blowing into a hole near one end)and their players in an orchestra --
4 to make it difficult or temporarily impossible for someone to breathe, usually by hitting them in the stomach --
5 to rub or very gently hit a baby on the back to allow air to come up from the stomach --
The town is kept cool by the prevailing westerly winds.
The force of the wind had brought down a great many trees in the area.
The last part of the course was hard because I was running against the wind.