Wind power is both old and new. From the sailing ships of the ancient Greeks, to the grain mills of pre-industrial Holland, to the latest high-tech wind turbines rising over the Minnesota prairie, humans have used the power of the wind for millennia.
piloerection (goosebumps), the physical part of frisson. Frisson (French for 'shiver') is a sensation somewhat like shivering, usually caused by stimuli other than cold. It is typically expressed as an overwhelming emotional response combined with piloerection (goosebumps). Stimuli that produce a response are specific to the individual.
Learner's definition of VORTEX. [count] technical. : a mass of spinning air, liquid, etc., that pulls things into its center â sometimes used figuratively. He was caught in a swirling vortex of terror. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.