- In meteorology, a
williwaw (archaic
spelling williwau) is a
sudden blast of wind
descending from a
mountainous coast to the sea. The word is of unknown...
- of Howe Sound, home to the
Squamish people, and in
Alaska are
called a
williwaw. They
consist of cold
airstreams from the
continental air m**** pouring...
- Look up
williwaw in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
williwaw is a type of
coastal wind.
Williwaw may also
refer to:
Williwaw (novel), a 1946 novel...
- wind Bora
Piteraq Gregale Anabatic wind
Valley exit jet
Santa Ana
winds Williwaws Chinook Gale
Monsoon Nor’easter Nor'westers
Steam devil Squall Straight-line...
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Alaska in
North America, a wind
known as a
williwaw is a
particular danger to
harboring vessels.
Williwaws originate in the snow and ice
fields of the...
-
local katabatic winds caused by the
unique geography,
called williwaws. As the
williwaws blew
against the
starboard side of the vessel, the
winds were...
- of
Moody Point. Surve**** by the FIDS in 1953. The name
arose because williwaws appear to be
characteristic in the
vicinity of
Moody Point and the nearby...
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Williwaw is the
debut novel of Gore Vidal,
written when he was 19 and
first mate of a U.S. Army
supply ship
stationed in the
Aleutian Islands. The story...
-
Mount Williwaw is a
prominent 5,446-foot (1,660 m)
mountain summit located in the
Chugach Mountains, in
Anchorage Muni****lity in the U.S.
state of Alaska...
- "Aleutian Fogs".
Windsor Star. p. 15. Feinberg,
Leonard (1992).
Where the
Williwaw Blows: The
Aleutian Islands-World War II. Pilgrims' Process, Inc. ISBN 0-9710609-8-3...
