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Redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
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windburn
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n. (context medicine English) an irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind
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Windburn is a condition whereby a sunburn obtained in cool or cloudy conditions is incorrectly attributed to the effects of the wind rather than the sun . The main reason for this is that in cool or cloudy conditions many people are unaware that they are ...
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n. redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
Usage examples of windburn.
Next to him was a young man, tanned and windburned, dressed like the other fishermen: this must be Petar the ex-partisan.
His deeply creased, weatherworn face was splotched with pink, windburned patches.
Three had painful windburns on their rumps, where the hide was blasted bare and red, and the canvas that wrapped the packs, part of the tents, was worn through several layers on one edge.
I come closer and see Megan more clearly: pink windburnt skin, eye whites clear as ringing chimes.