noun
- plural of windchill; the cooling effect of wind combined with low temperature on exposed skin
Usage: meteorological term
Examples
- The weather forecast warned of dangerous windchills below zero.
- Windchills made it feel like negative twenty degrees outside.
- Schools closed due to extreme windchills in the area.
- The meteorologist explained how windchills are calculated.
- Frostbite can occur quickly when windchills are severe.
- Winter hikers must prepare for harsh windchills at high elevations.