wind-down
[ wahynd-doun ]
/ ˈwaɪndˌdaʊn /
noun
an act or instance of winding down, as in intensity: a gradual wind-down in hostilities.
Origin of wind-down
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of the verb phrase
wind down
Words nearby wind-down
wind-bell,
wind-borne,
wind-broken,
wind-chill,
wind-chill factor,
wind-down,
wind-pollinated,
wind-screen,
wind-shaken,
wind-sucking,
wind-swept
Definition for wind down (2 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for wind down (1 of 4)
wind down
/ (waɪnd) /
verb (adverb)
(tr)
to lower or move down by cranking
(intr)
(of a clock spring) to become slack
(intr)
to diminish gradually in force or power; relax
British Dictionary definitions for wind down (2 of 4)
wind
1
/ (wɪnd) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of wind
windless, adjective windlessly, adverb windlessness, nounWord Origin for wind
Old English
wind; related to Old High German
wint, Old Norse
vindr, Gothic
winds, Latin
ventus
British Dictionary definitions for wind down (3 of 4)
wind
2
/ (waɪnd) /
verb winds, winding or wound
noun
Derived forms of wind
windable, adjectiveWord Origin for wind
Old English
windan; related to Old Norse
vinda, Old High German
wintan (German
winden)
British Dictionary definitions for wind down (4 of 4)
wind
3
/ (waɪnd) /
verb winds, winding, winded or wound
(tr) poetic
to blow (a note or signal) on (a horn, bugle, etc)
Word Origin for wind
C16: special use of
wind
1
Scientific definitions for wind down
wind
[ wĭnd ]
A current of air, especially a natural one that moves along or parallel to the ground, moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Surface wind is measured by anemometers or its effect on objects, such as trees. The large-scale pattern of winds on Earth is governed primarily by differences in the net solar radiation received at the Earth's surface, but it is also influenced by the Earth's rotation, by the distribution of continents and oceans, by ocean currents, and by topography. On a local scale, the differences in rate of heating and cooling of land versus bodies of water greatly affect wind formation. Prevailing global winds are classified into three major belts in the Northern Hemisphere and three corresponding belts in the Southern Hemisphere. The trade winds blow generally east to west toward a low-pressure zone at the equator throughout the region from 30° north to 30° south of the equator. The westerlies blow from west to east in the temperate mid-latitude regions (from 30° to 60° north and south of the equator), and the polar easterlies blow from east to west out of high-pressure areas in the polar regions. See also Beaufort scale chinook foehn monsoon Santa Ana.
Idioms and Phrases with wind down (1 of 2)
wind down
Diminish gradually, draw to a close, as in By midnight the party had wound down. [Mid-1900s] Also see wind up.
Idioms and Phrases with wind down (2 of 2)
wind