wind shadow
noun1
Climatology, Meteorology, Natural sciences An area which experiences lower winds due to being downwind from an obstacle such as a hill, building, tree line, mountain, wind turbine, etc.
2
Climatology, Meteorology, Natural sciences The phenomenon of lesser wind for this reason.
- "If you measure behind a wind turbine, the wind is blowing less hard," say Remco Verzijlbergh from Dutch weather service Whiffle. Geography means that this phenomenon, known as wind shadow, benefits Belgian wind farms in the North Sea.2025 June 7, The Australian Weekend Magazine, Australia, page 31, column 3: