gust
pronunciation
How to pronounce gust in British English:
UK [ɡʌst]
How to pronounce gust in American English:
US [ɡʌst]
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- Noun:
- a strong current of air
Word Origin
- gust
- gust: [16] The underlying meaning of gust is ‘sudden rush or gush’, and related words refer to water or steam rather than wind. It was borrowed from Old Norse gustr ‘gust’, and the closely connected geysa ‘gush’ produced English geyser [18].=> geyser
- gust (n.)
- 1580s, "sudden squall of wind," possibly a dialectal survival from Old Norse gustr "a cold blast of wind" (related to gusa "to gush, spurt") or Old High German gussa "flood," both from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from PIE *gheus-, from root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Probably originally in English as a nautical word.
- gust (v.)
- 1813, from gust (n.). Related: Gusted; gusting.
Example
- 1. He even had to find a sheltered spot in his garden so any sudden gust would not disturb the shoot .
- 2. The new gust information service is welcomed by container terminal operators .
- 3. There was a sudden gust of wind and away went his hat .
- 4. A strong gust of wind lifted up the old bridge a couple of years ago , then smashed it back down , dislodging most of the slats and rendering it useless .
- 5. Media reports suggest that the mishap occurred when the single-engined aircraft was caught by a gust of wind while hovering a few feet above the ground before landing .