williwaw

noun

williwaw

noun

Etymology Unknown.

1

Nautical, Transport A 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:
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