variable wind in a sentence
Examples
- Bauer, the defending world champion, said she was pleased to win with the variable winds making it difficult to select and prepare for the jump.
- Sailing ships, however, partly because of variable winds and currents in the strait, generally preferred the Drake Passage, as they had more room to maneuver there.
- By the mid-Atlantic she had caught up, and while negotiating the calms and variable winds of the Doldrums, the two traded the lead position several times.
- Climate in the gulf is further characterized by monsoon conditions, uneven rainfall patterns, fog, gales, and seasonally variable winds ( northwest in winter, southeast in summer ).
- The new runway allows the airport to handle aircraft up to Boeing 737 size and provides more flexibility for aircraft operations at night and in variable wind conditions.
- Due to the variable winds of 20 May, some ships were more heavily engaged than others and as a result the casualties in the action were unevenly spread.
- The longitudinal ( or linear ) dunes were initially presumed to be formed by moderately variable winds that either follow one mean direction or alternate between two different directions.
- Strong tidal currents and variable winds around the island make " Round Texel " a highly tactical race that has been won alternately by professional sportsmen and skilled outsiders.
- The Friday practice sessions were run in conditions unlike any the teams had experienced during winter testing, with low temperatures, variable wind conditions and intermittent showers late in the afternoon.
- Worse, their journey home was delayed by " scarce and variable winds " followed by " a storm at the north-east, " and many sailors starved or died of scurvy.