the wind drops

Everyone finds the lee of something to stand in until the wind drops again.

But one day the wind drops, and I think to myself how warm it suddenly seems, even though it's only 6 degrees outside.

Wait until the wind drops and then you will see it.'

"Keep your money in your pocket until you see if the wind drops later."

"Two days - maybe three if the wind drops."

If the wind drops a bit then you can sit inboard more to keep the boat flat.

If we try to outrun them and the wind drops they'll keep going longer!'

The wind drops, the fleet departs, the mother of all Western tragedy is under way.

But then the wind drops and the front unravels over the western ridge, where the weather comes from.

Or they would be, if it wasn't for conventional power sources, which need to be kept on line to take over when the wind drops.

If the wind drops below 50mph, they will begin the long haul to the 29,000ft summit.

'Once the wind drops, try and get across the border.'

'Picked it up, see, then the wind drops and down it comes.

Hubbard described a similar scenario: "The race starts nicely, but then the wind drops to ghosting conditions.

It's very rare that there is no wind over the whole country, and to some extent when the wind drops so does the demand for fuel.

At all events, it is much warmer at night in this country than during the day; the wind drops, and the frost is more bearable.

'When the wind drops it will rain.'

In the loud agony of song The moon is still; The wind drops down the shore along; Night hath her will.

'We thought we'd have a kind of concert until the wind drops,' said Miss Greythorne briskly.

If the wind drops, it will hit one man - if the wind rises, it will hit another.

The wind drops slightly as I am making myself another cup of tea and I like the idea of going out to watch the sun go down.

Once the wind drops I'll get you over to the mainland and get an X-ray done at St Mary's.'

"If the wind drops and the government needs a scapegoat to save its own skin..." St Brieuc nodded, deep in thought.