"kestrel," 1670s, from wind (n.1) + hover; so called from the bird's habit of hovering in the wind. Among the many early names for it was windfucker (1590s).
windage
windbag
windbreak
windbreaker
windfall
windhover
windlass
windmill
window
windowless
Windows
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